Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Players and Playhouses

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one OF the characters in the play says Of
her: Artists have painted her; sculptors
have modelled her" Miss Leone has found
Sapho one of her most congenial roles. and
II certainly Is a broad test to an actress
versatility to go from the buoyant, good
natured All-of-a-Sudden-Pegg to sapho,
the commemorative. The first act trans
pires at a French ball masque, and II is in
this act that Miss Leone will wear her
orgeous crystal gown, which will radiate
with double sun-top brilliancy the effulgent
rays of a specially prepared 1000 CANDLE
power are light, whose entire power will
be directed upon her. Beyond all doubt
this marvellous dress is the most superbly
respondent creation ever worn on any
Omaha stage. The cast will be greatly aug
mented and 1t Is promised that "Sapho"
will go one record as Miss Leone's second
successive triumph. Matinees will be given
today, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Extra holiday matinee tomorrow, Washing
toms birthday.
Reserved seats for the BIspham concert
go on sale Monday morning at Beaton's
drug store. Indications point to a crowded
house. Mr.. Bispham will be assisted by
Miss Alice Barbee, soprano, and will be
heard in a program Of his best known num-
bers.
= 1t is announced that Janice Meredith"
formerly played by Mary Mannering, will
be the offering at the Burwood to follow
this weeks big production OF "Sapho." The
former named play is a colonial story of
love and romance and permits of some very
beautiful and picturesque costuming and
will serve to display Miss Leone's talents
in a line Of work distinctly different than
"Sapho."
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Mrs. Temples Telegram" a dramatized
laugh in three acts, introducing Miss Rose
Evans, Charles N. Lum and other we'll
known artists, will be the attraction at
the Krug theater for four days, starting
with a matinee today.
The maximum of song and action crowded
into two hours and forty minutes OF enter
tainment space, and with Just sufficient
funny dialogue to season the musical COM
edy broth, The Smart Set" brings It's bat
teries, charged with novel features and de-
hghtful~ surprises, to the Krug theater for
three days, starting next Thursday night,
when II hopes to score another one of those
full-fledged triumphs that have been ac-
corded In every city where the love for
charming music and spontaneous mirth is
strong enough to recognize a very superior
offering. s. He Dudley, known as the
southern Sunny Boy" and a goodly num-
Der OF other dark-complexioned individuals
whose propensities for laugh making are
freely acknowledged, are likewise con-
cerned in the merry unfolding of a really
funny plot, literally permeated with oc-
casions for extra fine musical work.
The bill which comes to the orpheum
this week contains several numbers of I'M
usual interest for the lover of music. The
well known baritone, Homer Lind, comes
with a select company in ''The Opera
Singer" a little play with music said to
AFFORD him a rare opportunity for the dis
play OF his voice and histrionic abilities.
Rogers and Deely offer a reIodious trifle,
The Singer and the Valet" In which
Rogers provides the music and Deely the
black-face comedy element. Married
Now" is the title of the conceit to be given
by Linton and Laurence that has Just
enough plot to hold together its singing
and dancing numbers. Les Amatis are four
girls who are making another sue
cessful tour of America. They are mu-
sicians and present a program composed of
plano and vocal selections for the classics.
Delmore and Lee, two American gymnasts,
on their act in black and white, calling
II "A Study in Black and White" The
Juggler Chinke has recently been appearing
IN Great Britain and returns with many
clever tricks to arouse the wonder OF Or
pheum patrons. The dainty and graceful
oyciist' Minnie Kaufman, will likewise be
on the program.
Those who miss the grand concert at the
tonight by the Philippine Con-
band will miss a treat. This
pand consists of eighty-six trained musi-
cians-aH Fflipinos-and within the band
there is a symphony orchestra of sixty-two
pieces. This is the band that has become
world famous on account Of the concerts
given every afternoon on the Luneta at
Manila. Travellers from every quarter OF
the globe have been charmed by its music.
This band plays the most difficult music
with a finish and spirit both astonishing
and fascinating. 1t is to Manila what the
united states Marine band is to Washing
ton The band is under command OF Can
tain Mark Jersey, q captain in the regular
army. President-elect Taft liked this band
80 well while he lived in Manila, as gov
VI the lsiand, that he has requested
to come all the way to washington-laO 600 |
play at the inaugural ceremonies
on March 4. The box office at the Auditor
ium will be open all day Sunday and the
concert will begin at s;15 Sunday night.
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g. N. Leek, the Noted wild game photo
grapher OF Jackson's Hole, wyo., is in
town. stopping at the Merchants hotel. He
an unusually hard winter in the
Jackson Hole country and that (, 1000 elk
are down in the valley in a starving con-
dition and that the settlers have to guard
their hay stacks from their nightly depre-
dations, and at present are feeding the elk
by subscription, while the Wyoming legis- |
lature is wrestling with a bill appropriat-
irg 10000 to buy feed with which to re-
lieve the situation.
Mr.. Leek has 5000 feet of motion picture
film and many stereopticon slides, that
show all conditions in that country, in
Guiding bands OF 1000 elk running over
the hills, deer, bear. mountain lions and
other game, hunting and fishing views,
horses and pack trains travelling
through the mountains and fording the
goysers and falls in the Yellow