Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-14
GOSSIP About Plays, Players and Playhouses

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part fits Mr.. Farnum like a glove. The
star has been g%uiltless OF the practice OF
SONS stars-surrounding themselves with
an inferior company in order that their owr
merits may be magnified by comparison.
In the splendid parts provided by the
authors, May Buckley. Mckee Rankin,
Maud Hosford. Donald Gallaher. Gordon
tombstone. Richard Pitman. George w
Deyo, Ruth Lloyd and Norah shelby have
added materially to their already consider
able regulations. The company is easily
one Of the strongest Of the season. many
Of the minor parts, also, being in the hands
Of w~ell-known people. Liebler & Co. are
responsible for the production and as the
time and place offer unusual opportunities
for effective staging. much can be expected
from this enterprising firm Of managers.
The play has been staged under the super
vision OF Hugh Ford and the authors.
Matinee Wednesday.
The Little Homestead" a play BY w b.
Patton, tells a touching story of human
interest-a story with a moral forcibly told
and beautiful in its pathos. 1t appeals to
the finer sensibihties, raises the emotions
of Indignation, sorrow. pity and makes for
righteousness triumphant. 1t is a story
which makes one better for the knowing
and is a tale of dramatic force cad virlity
in which interest is heightened by every
word, every situation.
with its realistic settings and capable
Interpretation by an unusually talented
company, the story of 9TH Little Home
stead" goes straight TO the heart. 1t will
be the attraction at the Burwood this aft
ernoon and evening only.
William Macauley will appear in the lead
ing part. He is we'll remembered here for
his acting in The Minister'S Som and
when We Were Friends Miss Leasing,
formerly leading woman of the Burwood
stock company, is with the attraction.
.
A musical attraction Of merit and one
which has already made a reputation is
Little Johnny JONES' which may be seen
at the Krug theater for two days only,
commencing Sunday, November IA. Few
musical plays produced for many seasons
past have been more widely talked about
and no music has been more widely sung
or is more familiar to every household in
the country than the melodies of Little
Johnny Jones'" The play is in three acts
and four scenes, the scenery for which is
said to be massive and realistic.
The pleasant announcement comes from
the Orpheum hat the special engagement
Of VIII Nj. Greasy and Blanche Dayne is
to be extended throughout this week and
another one-act playlet viii be presented
by them. This will be Bill Blffin's Baby"
In writing this Mr.. Greasy has put more
quaint drollery and laughable comedy than
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ing this season. Experts in the "acropsnto-
mimic" art are the member Of the Willy
Painter company, which can always be
depended upon to do something new and
out of the ordinary.
An act direct from Europe is that of
Berg's Six Merry Girls. Skill as musi-
clans, grace as dancers and vocal express
sivene5s combine to make them extremely
acceptable. The Doherty Sisters call them
selves the ginger girls" a phrase which
amused the English and puzzled the Ger
mans, but in America is ar augury OF an
act that has a spicy dash and p~alatable
tang. Patsy Doyle, a monologist, tells
no "old ones and his remarks have a
humor Of decided originality.
The Thalia quartet is an organization
immensely successful in Europe. The four
entered upon vaudeville work six years ago
in Newcastle. England. Cook and Stevens
have an act in which one Of them imper-
sonates a Chinaman and the other a negro.
The dialogue Is exceptionally funny. The
kinodrome will again project the latest Of
motion pictures and the Orpheum concert
OF chestra will play several high class Sc
.~lections.
Next Sunday matinee and evening will
be filled at the Burwood by the De Vault
Ylddish opera company, including the old
est Yiddish actor on the stage, Moses Sill
herman, who is as well known In Euro
pean countries as in the United States.
Nine. De Wolf, who has been likened to
Bertha Kalish. is also with the organiza-
ton. Sunday afternoon the company will
sing The Jewess'' and in the evening The
Daughter Of Jerusalem" The performances
will be given in the Yiddish language.
.
Ward and Vokes will again present The
Promoters at the Krug for five days,
star ing Tuesday, November 16, and
though the same title is retained it will
be found that they have made a prac-
tlcally new offering in this big second edi-
tion of their last seasons success. Their
company is one OF sixty people and again
presents Lucy DAILY as the woman deteo-
live, Lew Kelly as Prof. Dope, Charles
SANDY Chapman as the tagged OUT hotel
porter, Eddie Judge as Casey, the dog, John
Manley as the bell boy and all OF last
years cast of principals. 1t cannot be
promised that the pretty girl contingent
is the same as last year, but 1t is guaran-
teed that this important adjunct is a fea-
ture Of the big company. The Ward and
Vokes ladies band is also retained this