Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

tue hlOuuNllhH OF the new musical nuEIduf
Painting the Town" Is not only one Of
II not the funniest, conceits ever presented,
but IL is also triumph Of stage mechan-
ism 1t is Of the trick or instantaneous
order. The scene preceding this represents
the connected dining rooms of the FOlie
cafe. There occurs the most exciting chase
after Hogan and Brogan, the two Irishmen
Their pursuers the police and others,
closely press them, when Hogan discovers
a fireplace I'm the room. Both agree to
climb up the chimney to the roof and dis
appear up the fireplace Their pursuers
burst into the room. Instantly there is
total darkness and as instantly the lights
are raised, showing the roof of the cafe.
Hogan and Brogan are seen climbing out
OF the chimney and down to the roof itself.
Finally after a night Of trouble the police
reach the roof and in the chase that oo-
ours both Hogan and Brcgan fall through
the stained glass dome Of the cafe roof to
the grand banquet room below. Painting
the Town" will be at the Boyd Sunday
matinee and evening,
In her new play, "Fhs Girl from Out
Honder" Miss Adelside Thurston will be
seen at the Boyd theatsr on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and at Wednesday
mat.gse. "Ths Girl froRl out Yender' is
story fun Of strong, hamey heart thrabs.
II tells OF the conscience seourged life of
fisherman, lighthouse keeper who for
twenty FeaTs believes thai he has killed
man while under the influence of liquor.
lie tries 10 save Flotsam, his daughter, the
shame Of knowing that her father is
murderer by telling her that she is not his
OWN child, but Walt east UP by the sea
from a wreck. F.otsam sees through his
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for her father and her loyer-the son of
the man her own father murdered-she
reaches the climax OF emotional acting.
After having served his time in prison and
returned to his home, another old sailor,
the only witness to the crime, makes
death-bed confession acknowledging that he
was the murderer and generating Flot-
SANS father, which of course makes It
easy fer the lovers to marry and be happy
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Miss Maude Fealy, starring In Martha
Mo- toas latest successful play, '~rhe Illusion
of Beatrice will appear at the Boyd on
Thursday evening. The story is that of a
girl babe found and reared by a philan-
thropist in an atmosphere of luxurious
elegance, with the illusion that she is the
daughter of princess of the blood royal
whose babe was spirited away about the
time Beatrice, as the child in the play is
christenei, was found-when, In reality, she
is the daughter of poor but honest trades
people, from whom she was kidnapped,
This foolish illusol, around which the plot
eenters and the Philanthropy Of her self
elected guardian form an exceptional back
ground for a number Of genuinely interest
ing situations and long stretches Of really
clever dialogue, The supporting company
consists CT Jack Webster, Harrington Rey-
nolds, David r. Young, Joseph Coughlan,
II. T. Norton, Maurice Costello and the
Misses Blanche Douglass and Cora Chris
Jensen
During the engagement of the twin-stars.
William II. Crane and Ellis Jefreys, who
are to be seen here at the Boyd on Friday
and Saturday evenings and Saturday
matinee in a magnificent revival of 'She
stoops To Conquer" Mr.. Crane will be
seen in part in which he has not appeared
for nearly quarter of century, and in
which he established reputation for him
self and Miss Jeffreys will make her initial
bow to an American audience in the role
upon which she built her fame In England
more than nine years ago 1t was a stroke
of genius indeed that Mr.. Charles F'roh
man and IIebler & Co., should have agreed
to give the American public an opportunity
to see what the old Goldsmith comedy will
show when in the hands of two capable
artists like MI Crane and Miss Jeffreys,
There is today no more capable cast than
that which has been secured for the support
of these two luminaries Of the stage, and
not least among them is Mr. George Gid
dens, one of England's most prominent
actors, who is considered the best character
comedian of his time, and who has estab-
lshed a reputation for himself as the most
perfect Tony Lumpkin that has been seen
In the comedy in the last half century.
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'Iroquols" the fine comedy drama by
Sedley Brown, that made such a sensation
when II was produced last winter. has
been selected for the bill at the Burwood
during the coming week. 1t was in the
part of Julian Iroquois, the educated and
polished Indian gentleman, that Mr.. Nor
rison fairly won his spurs in Omaha, and
he promises to give even a better per-
Torrance during the coming week. Miss
Adams will have the role of Alice King,
the society girl who loses her heart to the
Indian Mr.. David Hartford, a new mem
Der of the company, will have the role of
Arthur LaSalle, in which Mr.. Cecil Owen
was seen last season. John Todd, John
Davies, Grant Simpson, Mary Hill, Marie
Hudson and Isaddre Martin will be seen
in their old roles The rest of the long
cast will be aeceptably filled. 'Iroquois'
tells a powerful story of modern life, in
which love and business. the white mans
way and the Indians, are woven closely in
the fabric that holds the attention from
first to last. more powerful dramatic
scene than that of the third act, in Iro-
quois' smoking room, where the red man
triumphs over the white both morally and
physically, has seldom been conceived. Mr..
Brown rose 10 a genuine height in this, and
MT Morrison inteTprsts It with great feel
ing. The play will be a double triumph for
Mr. Morrison, for in addition to assuming
the leading role. he has managed the de-
tails OF its production during the absence
of Mr.. Long He has provided for the eff
fective stage settings that make up so
great part OF the plays atmosphere, and
promises a satisfactory performance. "Iro-
quoisn will be offered first at a matinee
on Sunday, and each evening during the
week, with other matlnees on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
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In every way "Rafies, the Amateur
Craftsman" in which S. Miller Kent viii
aDpear at the Krug for two DAYS, starting