Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-24
Gossip About Plays, Players and PlayhOuses

The part the merry little comedy queen.
Nellie Gwyn, played in the AFFAIRS Of state
is shown Miss Pettes will be Nell Gwyn
and Miss Ober viii be the Duchess OF
Portsmouth, the French woman sent by
Louis to captivate the king and win him
for France. MT. Morrison win be King
Charles and Mr. Hartford will be Lord
Jeffreys, the bloody chief justice OF Eng
land, who was also a scheming politician.
The entire company is represented in the
cast. which is a long one The produc-
ton will be up to the standard Nell
Gwyn" will be offered first at a matinee
on Sunday and wiH-run the entire week,
with the regular matinees.
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Mr.. Frank Bemish. comedian extraor-
binary" will make his debut at the Krug
for two nights, starting matinee today,
under the direction OF that able manager
Mr.. Henry b. Linton.
The singiest. danciest and girliest show
Of all is williams Ideal Extravagansa,"
and the patrons of the Krug Tuesday and
Wednesday will have the pleasure Of see
ing the company in q new two-act comedy
called THE other Fellow"
For the last three nights of the week at
the Krug, with a matiness on Saturday
the Shaw Gallagher Amusement company
offers Miss Marie Young in THE Burglar
and the Walt"
A well varied assortment Of bright and
snappy acts is prominent at the Orpheum
for the week starting matinee today. At
the head of the roster comes Merri os-
borne, who is said TO be fascinating and
charming and knows how to sing song in
a catchy French style and is also accom-
plished on the piano. Miss Osborne and
company will present a sketch entitled
Tanning an Actress" Among those who
have a large circle of admirers to well
come them will be Charley Case. the pop
ular story teller, who will dispense his
latest laugh provokers. Raymond Finley
and Lottie Burke, who are versatile pair,
being equally at ease in song, comedy or
burlesque, have a skit called "Stageland
Satire" Charles Barry, son of the late star
of Barry and Fay and Hulda Hulvers, who
as comedian and soubrette were prin-
cipals with Babes in Toyland," will intro
duce their eccentric singing and dancing.
The Otura Japanese troupe is declared
among the cleverest balancers and jugglers
ever brought from Japan. Lavinia De
Wits, the cornet virtoso; the Rotaires, said
to be exceptionally good on the slack wire
and as acrobats, and new kinodrome pic
lures complete a bill calculated to create
a nice Orpheum standard OF entertainment.
On Friday. March /, the following mem
bers of the Nebraska Wesleyan university
conservatory of music faculty will give
their second annual recital at the First
Methodist Episcopal church Messrs. YER
non Spencer, Clemens Movius, Edmund
Foerstel and Mrs. Lillian Dobbs Helms,
assisted by Marie Sloss. 1t will be re-
membered on the occasion of their recital
last year the largest church was not able
to accommodate the audience. and a great
number are looking forward in anticipa-
ton to this second concert. The program
will be as follows
Allegro Vivace cConcerto OPP. q, F.
Miss Sloss.
Cavatina (from the Jewess'D Haleyy
Mr., Clemens Movius.
Allegro de Concert ....................Ba zzini
Mr.. Edmund Foerstel
Sonata Heroic new; In one movement,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. CampDell-I1ptOn
MIR. Vernon Spencer.
Polonaise (from "Mignon'D ...... Thomas
Mrs Lillian Dobbs Helms.