Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
Gossip About Plays. Players and PIayhouses

as his comedy is brilliant Miss Mary
Hill will have the leading role that OF
Blanche Sterling, and Mr.. Morrison will
play Ned Warden, with Mr.. Hartford cast
for Dick Sterling. The cast is a long one
and win call for the full strength OF the
company, as well as number of extra
people, Mr.. Hartford has prepared an
unusually sumptuous setting for the play
as he expects to give the editors OF the
state treat on Tuesday night. when they
attend the theater party. "rhe Climbers"
will run all week. with matlnees on Sun
day Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Few plays Of recent years have secured
such a strong hold upon public favor as
has Under Southern Skies" which comes
to the Krug for two days, starting matinee
today, for the first time this season. The
play Is we'll remembered here from last
season, the impression It then left being
most favorable. The entire production this
season win be quite up to, IL indeed It does
not surpass, the standard Of excellence set
last season.
Breaking Into Society,"" by Lee Arthur
and Robert B. Smith. with the four Nor
tons as the burglars or breakers in, will
be seen Tuesday and Wednesday at the
Krug theater. 1t is easily the best thing
in which those great favorites, the four
Mortons, have ever been seen. and gives
ample scope for their we'll known singing,
dancing and acting talents. Sam Morton
has the best part of his life in Major
Mike 'ODonovan, the walking delegate;
K1tue and Clara, as Aileen and Maggie,
two singers in Oscar Hammerschmidts
theater, and Paul Morton as Jack Mon
tague, are In their respective elements in
this roaring comedy.
Miss Rose Melville, in isis Hopkins" the
most charming and delightful Of the rural
type plays. will begin an engagement, three
days at the Krug theater on Thursday,
February 81 This is the eighth season iLsk
Melville has been playing the part of this
delightfully."- quaint and refreshing country
girl OF Posey county, Indiana, for whom the
play is named. and interest in the stage
story Of the play shows no signs of waning
The Orpheun Road Show, under direction
Of Martin Beck, will play it's annual en-
gagement at the orpheum. starting with a
matinee today. The sale OF seats in adj
vance has been so very large the manage
ment is sure the regular nightly perform
ances and Sunday. Thursday and Saturday
matinees will not accommodate all who
will want to attend, and has decided upon
giving two extra performances. a Tuesday
and Friday matinee. The projectors de-
clare the show bigger and better than
ever. With a single exception the per-
formers are not only new with the COM
pany this season, but come to this city for
the very first time The European sensa-
ton, 'Menetekle," or 1.-THE Mystic Ball"
billed as the mystery Of mysteries, is ball
on large drawing table, apparently with
out human guidance, which is made to
write on paper "Menetekle" and other
words whispered in the ear of it's producer,
Mr. Berol Konorah, out in the audience.
Ned Weyburn's Train Bears" a troupe Of
pretty and shapely girls, in a spectacular
novelty, are listed as the act beautiful Of
the program. Walter G. Kelly, THE Vir-
ginia Judge" a single-handed monarch Of
fun, is down to create the most violent dis
turbance of the risibles. Ed F. Reynard
returns with new mechanical devices and
ideas added to his ventriloquial act. VIII
sons monkey Jessie" is claimed to be
the most wonderful simian acrobat ever
trained. Claude and Fannie Usher will pre-
sent their notable success. sketch depict
ing a bit Of East Side life" entitled
Tough Love-" Work and Over are duo
Of European eccentric acrobats imported
TO round out a bill calculated to be the
undisputed leader in the vaudeville world.