Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Columbia Curtis" that runs the entire
gamut OF acting from light comedy to
heavy ramatic situations. The balance of
the cast contains In its personnel such
well known names as Franklin Farnum,
Charles Horn, Nina Davis, Peter Nc
Arthur, Lew Fuller and Montrose Mccoy.
The chorus numbers fifty, and Is said to
contain the usual number OF beauties for
which the Singer shows are famous.
Langdon Mccormick is the author of the
new melodrama, Money and the Woman"
which will be seen at the Krug theater
-four days, starting Sunday matinee, with
the usual Wednesday matinee. The dram
attic climaxes are powerful in the extreme.
and these are interpreted by bright
comedy lines Of a thoroughly original or
der. The scenes are laid in northern
Canada and depict carefully several noted
historical views. The cast for this big sue
cess was selected by the author personally.
and each and everyone is especially adapted
for their parts.
I'm the Bishops Carriage" that fasci-
mating and cleverly told story of Nance
Olden, who frankly declares herself a thief,
which has caused probably more talk than
any story published in recent years, will
be presented at the Krug for three nights,
starting next Thursday evening. by an ex-
cellent company, with brand new scenery
and under new direction. 1t takes four
acts to tell the tale, but once the spec
tator has seen the opening he Is bound to
sit II out" TO the end. Things begin TO
happen right away and they continue to
happen and grow more ludicrously COM
plicated to the very conclusion. The slight
oh nnA NEnW -. - ~ - -.-nH -I.N -
story and the same snappy and sprlghtly
venacular which Nance uses in the book
runs throughout the play. The production
is under the able direction of Baker and
Castle, who gave US "GTaustark" last sea-
son. The usual Saturday matinee Will be
given.
The eminent character actor, William Fl.
Thompson. comes to the Orpheum theater
this week as the headline feature, his Of
fering being a one-act play, Pride OF
Regiment" by the well known English
dramatist r. d. Bond. For fourteen
months the piece has been playing I'm the
Haymarket theater OF London. Another
feature viii be contributed by the cleverest
of girl jugglers, Miss Selma BraatE. An
entirely different sort Of an act will be
presented by Julius Tannen, a m~onologuist,
whose limitations OF Well known actors, In
GLIDING David Warfield, Raymond Hitch
cock and De Wolf Hopper, give him de.
cided prestige as al entertainer. Few
comedy acts have proven more popular
than the one offered by the Camille trio.
They are eccentric gymnasts, will known
as circus clowns in Europe and America.
They have Just returned from Paris, where
they played eight months. The Travel
ing Dentist" is 10 be the offering OF Dan
and Keller Mack, two COMEDIANS
well known in the world OF minstrelsy,
Mack is a gifted composer, and int
this sketch he introduces several Of his
own musical numbers TIL Woods and
Woods trio have an athletic act. introduce
Ing several novelties of an unusual char
acter. The dusky entertainers, Bob snd
May Kemp. hRve a very live one, the
dancing being the feature OF the act. The
will project novel motion pic
lures, and the Orpheum concert orchestra
play two selections before the open
-ng OF each performance.
Gossip IN stagelBRd.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris have accepted
md James MONTGOMERY entitled "A Native
The play deals with life on the Pa
;ifie coast.
Ed 3. Keller, one OF the youngest agents
n the business and at the same time one
II tho Oldest In experience, Is certainly
some acts" He was the only