Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

urday of this week, with matinee Sat
urday. The beauteous heroine and the
handsome hero pass through many exciting
and dangerous episodes before those who
oppose them are overcome and they have
prospect of a life of uninterrupted bliss
Debonnaire was the most reckless and ire
sistible gallant ever sent to Canada by a
king OF France, and Renee de Cadillac the
prettiest and most spirited maiden of which
the new world could boast i'm the latter half
of the seventeenth century That they
should meet and love was inevitable-just
as 1t was a matter of course that she
should have host of other suitors, some
of them INSCRIPTIONS enough to oppose
her choice by intrigue and open warfare.
This opposition in the fourth scene of the
play takes the form of fight against
Debonnaire by dozen men, all of whom
he overcomes. This melee is one of the
most difficult and exciting ever staged.
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Next Sunday evening at the Boyd the
original Wizard of OF" company, with
Montgomery and Stone in the roles of the
Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow, will be-
gin an engagement of four nights and a
matinee on Wednesday afternoon.
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At the Burwood for the coming week the
bill will be the jolly old farcical comedy
by Brandon Thomas, "Charley's Aunt" In
this the fun depends on the assumption of
the character of missing chaperone by
one Of a bunch of harum- scarum young
sters Just as things are getting to the
really interesting point the real aunt
shows up in her proper person. The GEM
edy is legitimate and delicious. In the cast
as prepared by Director Sedley Brown Of
tha Wood wa I'd Stock cpn, NJ
son will have the role of Jack Chesney
the mischievous young collegian who
adopts the expedient Of disguise to save
the party, 1t is a part in which Mr.. Nor
rison finds delight, and he will play it with
rare zest. Miss Lang has the role of Kitty
Verdun, a fine fun-loving girl, and the
others are we'll placed. "Charleys Aunt"
will be played each evening during the
coming week and at matlnees on Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
.
At the Krug theater this afternoon, to-
night and Monday night Manager Fred
Falkner will present his Swedish dialect
comedy drama, THE Girl from Sweden"
The story is worked out on the simple lines
OF everyday life and the Introduction of nu-
merous specialtles serves to give a zest to
the enjoyment of the quleter scenes The
company provided it is said, will be found
wholly adequate, and the engagement will
provide most enjoyable entertainment
.
Vance and Sullivan's sensational melo-
drama Lighthouse by the Sea-" which
will be presented at the Krug theater on
Tuesday and Wednesday, matinee and
night contains a story that is interesting
and presents several features of striking
novelty and strong cimaxes. Notable
among the scenes Is one in which is de-
picted terrific electric storm at sea off
Devils Rock" lighthouse, and the rescue
of a foundering ship by a young girl at
the peril of her life. A carefully selected
company of players are said to interpret
the several characters.
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For three nights and Saturday matinee,
starting Thursday night. February s,
Sherlock Holmes" will hold the boards
at the Krug theater. The acquaintance
with those deductive methods of reasoning
by which Sherlock Holmes" is made to
achieve such remarkable results, has I'M
questionably created a desire to and
hear the play which William Gillette has
so ingeniously constructed out of the ma
terial furnished by Sir A. Conan Doyle.
For the average spectator, the scene in
the play showing the underground den
used for desperate deeds by a man who is
the leader of a band of desperate GRIM
inals is more than startling. 1t is there
that Sherlock Holmes, suddenly attacked
on all sides by his enemies out-wits them
and escapes by Unexpectedly throwing the
rendezvous into darkness and drawing the
fire of his enemies by placing a glowing
cigar a. one point while he himself quickly
fees to another. The real dramatic inter-
est of the play, however, rests rather in
the intellectual duel between the chief of
the criminal band and Sherlock Holmes.
Taken all in all it is one of the most in
teresting stories ever put upon the stage.
The Orpheum bill for the week beginning
with a matinee today is well balanced
Thorne & Carleton, who style themselves
1.-THE American TESTERS" promise a series
of new and mirth-provoking nonsense
Thorne Is probably as odd a character as
graces the vaudeville stage This only
serves the better to set off Miss Carleton's
dainty personality, and to make their ex-
change of dialogue the more humorous
Agnes Mahr does the toe dance, executes
the most classic steps and finishes with
a cake-walk that is said to bring round
after round of applause. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Kelley nave q new sketch called
"A Tale of a Turkey" 1t is said to
furnish a good lesson in contentment, kind
ness and optimism, as well as to make
people laugh. The Kelseys are probably
popular a sketch team as has appeared
here this season. Harry LeClair, the prince
of female impersonators, has an entirely
new act this year. Perle and Diamant are
a dance team. Their speciality is Spanish
dances. Flo Adler, accompanied by her
boy vocalist will make a new bid for
popularity. Miss Adler is good-looking as
well as good-natured, and her young as
sistant aids her cleverly in a singing turn
that is unusual and attractive. Mills and
Morris are a pair of minstrel girls. They
do a black-face turn that is reported to
be something out of the ordinary, even in
these days of vaudeville. The kinodrome
will show the latest moving pictures, COM
pleting a bill that promises much good en-
tertainment.
Gossip from StaGeland.
Nat Goodwin has arranged to present "A
Gided Fool" at the SALISBURY thcater
London, in about two weeks
THE Crossing came TO a sudden end at
Days theater New York The Post says
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