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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Riddles, who carried New York by storm.
and VIII form the nucleus OF an admirable
organization. Refinement is the keynote of
,he production, and to this feature are
added an Interesting story. popular and
catchy music, together with picturesque
scenery ard quaint costumes. The cast will
be seen here includ y Joseph Whitehead
as Con Kidder;. Neil Mcneil as Kid Con-
nor; w. n. Brown. Harry Carter. Milton
pswson. Frederick MCGEE. Maurice
Iaylgne. Charles Hopkins, and the Misses
Anna McNabb. Marguerite Fry. Sadie Klr-
by, Edmace de Dreux and a chorus of fifty
including the famous sextet of German
musicians imported for this company.
o.
John Drew. who is coming soon in Jack
Straw" made his first really big hit on
the stage as Alexander Sprinkle In IAN
Arabian Night" when that play was orig
inaliy produced by August.n Daily in 1879.
he had been with Daily then about two
years and had not particularly distin-
guished himself, and It Is said that when
he was given the part of Sprinkle II was
accompanied with the admonitlon to make
good orwell, find another engagement. He
did make good-so good that he has been
accounted one of the foremost leading
actors In America ever since.
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Preparations for the annual production
at the Burwood theater. starting this aft
ernoon. of the Richard Mansfield version
of the beautiful German romance, "Old
Heidelberg have kept everybody con-
nected with the theater. from the affable
ticket seller to the stage door keeper, very
busy during the last week, and the result
of the concerted effort win bring JOY to
thousands the coming week. The play,
which will be given a most sumptuous pro.
duction, is a German classic. and occupies
a most important position in dramatic liter
ature. The spirit of the play is contagious
mo one escapes the charm of the rollick-
Ing, devil-may-care students with their
stems and songs. As a special feature, and
In conjunction with still another quartet,
the Elks' Male quartet of Council Bluffs
has been engaged for the production. to-
gether with Omaha's own Tyrolean either
trio, headed by William C. Keuhn. This is
the second time that the Burwood company
has been privileged to use the late Richard
Mansfield's own version of "Old Heidel-
berg and the production is to be even
more elaborate than that Of last season.
Scenic Artists Fulton and Wolff have
worked day and night for two weeks on
the settings and promise something extra
fine. Many German societies will attend
in a body during the weeks run. There will
also be matinees Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday.
The Burwood's latest announcement is
that blue Jeans" with its political barbe-
cue. rural brass band, hairbreadth rescue
from the grinding teeth of a circular saw,
| etc, is to be given production Immediately
following "Old Heidelberg"
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Mystery" the sketch offered by Miss
Charlotte Parry and company. In 1t the
young woman assumes no less than seven
distinct parts. ranging from that of an
old woman to a frail. crippled boy. Juan
Tschernoff's unique animal circus is an
act which will appeal to all who enjoy the
sight Of beautiful and high trained ami
mails. The Eight Madcaps," as they are
called. are known from one end of the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

a member of the famous DAILY family.
Maxin's Partisan Models are to be seen
in a series of tableaux vivants reproducing
various examples of the worlds best paint
ing. The models were selected from the
foremost Partisan ateliers and have been
carefully trained for the act. The program
is. completed by Bert and Lottie Walton,
who will present a singing and acrobatic
number. Part of their offering is done
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

country to tho other as the l~iveliest Of
dancing girls. THAI Minstrel Man" is the
title of the amusing nonsense which will
be offered by the F~arrell-Taylor trio. Two
are old Ministries and Miss Taylor is a
broad comedy actress. Various musical
specialties are introduced during the act.
LIZZIE Daily. who wifi be seen in a series
OF dances typifying the various styles, Is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25


the way Of offerings at the the
- aters and Is getting the best Of
EkAl4Ml the plays Of the season. Just az
Nnt&aIB the close or tine n6rmai yeag
at the playhouses. But. fDr all that they
are welcome and the few digs that set
remain at the Boyd before the beginning
OF the summer stock season are to be
Well filled with visitations from plays aud
players Of note and quality. Then The
Burwood Is to hold forth two notable at
fractions during May, In the engagements
of Mrs. Fiske and her big company In
NSalvation Nell" and the Shubert Blue
Mouse that has occasioned so much talk.
1t Is worth while waiting for these plays,
but Omaha folks will be glad when the
day comes that the managers will seek to
entertain them a little more during the
winter months and less in the late spring
and early summer. Once upon. a time IL
was not as it is now, but for several sea-
sons this blot on the prairie seems 70 have
fallen entirely off the winter schedule.
Thai is why some folks are hoping that
a right merry war Will be waged between
TX. q E." and the "Shuberts," so that
the magnates Of the amusement world will
feel like competing for Omaha patronage.
-s-GNA X2
Some further word ought to be said Of
the Opening of the new Orpheum theater
at San Francisco. for IL was an event of
real, moment. The dedication Of 1000 600
theater anywhere Is worthy of more than
passing notice, and In the west II is i'm
portant beyond ordinary understanding. In
connection with the Orpheum circuit 1t
overtops any of the events in the season.
Ten years ago last December the Orpheum
people came into Omaha and established
themselves at the Creighton theater. At
that time houses in Chicago. Kansas City,
New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco made up the circuit. Since Omaha
was added ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Denver,
Sale Lake City, Memphis and Oakland have
been included, with controlled houses at
Seattle, Des Moines and other cities of i'm
portance. This growth is due to tAe eff
forts continually made to cater to the pub
lie IN a way that deserves success, and If
PROSPERITY has come to the Orpheum people
1t is because It was fairly earned and justly
merited. Martin Beck has proved himself
a capable manager of large affairs, and
has been breveted a real general in the
amusement drmy.
In saying goodbye to Miss Lola Downin,
Omaha folks do so with regret that is
tempered by the knowledge that Miss
Downin is going to an engagement she
could not afford to pass by. Her work as
second woman at the Burwood has been
Of uniformly high character, and she has
well established herself as a favorite in her
roles. She leaves this morning for Spring
field. Mass. where she viii begin a sum-
mer's work In the Poll Stock company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

liam Collier appeared some seasons back,
has been made over into a musical play
and rechristened Captain Kid" Leslie
Stuart Is writing the scure and Adrian
Ross The lyrics, and Seymour Hicks Will
play the leading part when 1t is produced
"a London. The combination of authOrland
unpOser should be a happy one. for there
an excellent foundation in the Davis
-4rce and the Stuart scores are invaria-
yiy worth while.
Denman Thompson says that The Old
lomestead'' has earned &,O0o,OO0 in its
: twenty-five years.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
IRE to make "A tour OF this country neyt
season under the direction of the Shuberts
Naturally, when they begin their tour IN
New York next fan they will be housed in
The new Maxine Elliott theater. The plav
which Mr.. Robertson and Miss Elliott win
present is The Passing OF the Third FIoor
sack" which aroused a certain amount 81
interest when produced in London this sas-
son. The piece is by Jerome X. Jerome
Two Conan & Harris stare will cast their
avs IN another direction before long Irhev
aye Victor Moore OF THE Talk 81 No.
York" and Julian Eltinge. the impersona,
or. whose Salome dance was one OF Inc
0est features In the Honey Boy" min
tuttd by William Morris for his vaudeville
circuit and In course OF time will be seen
at the American Music hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
A Musical Comedy

framed canvas aside with its back to
the t~hronging guests, on the pretense 81
vanishing It, and go to work with their
brushes. A little later II is turned
around TO general view. No longer is
the beautiful woman naked. She is so
wrapped in a clinging white cloth as to
make n modest yet enchanting figure.
But why call IL THE Beauty Spot?"
one asks. The aptness of the
title is in plain sight. some one else re-
marks. Thu lady now is seen TO be
feeding, with a lump of sugar. a mou
that sits on her knee. One kind of a
is a mole: another kline of a mole
is called a beauty spot; and the artist
had painted a pun. The husband laughs
with his wife over his belief that the
Joke in its entirety is a secret between
themselves.
That incident indicates more of plotted
story in THE Beauty Spot" than song
and dance plays in America commonly
contain; but don't conclude from that
that the show belongs to the class lately
complained of for gross indecencies.
The woman of the picture is shown
alive III NlOld OiieNlt, III a iOhb SiOoh'
which she opens to display herself in a
skin tight surf costume; but the excuse
for tina is to lead up to the exact copy
of the faultlessly nodded Viola ir the
painting brought out later. There Is no
other undraped actress, although some
are In no danger of tripping on too
long skirts, but nothing to scold about
is said or done.
Several of the show girls in this COM
pany are clever at the imitation of i'm
promptu behavior in connection with
jefferson De Angels first song. lie
.parsonates the General Samovar. who Is
kept by the librettist, Joseph w. Her
bert. like the Russian teapot of which
he is a namesake, steaming and sput-
tering all the time over one fire or an
other.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

The C~amersphone theater has changed
management. and 1t shall be the endeavor
Of the new nag to give the people of
Omaha the best that can be had In talk
ing and silent pictures. The Ca~meraphone
company has just completed arrangements
to secure its new film service from the
peer OF all film houses, the Pittsburg Cal
cium Light company. and the finest of for
eign and American feature subjects are
promised. The price of admission to matt
nees will be from Monday, April IS, 5 cents
to all. Souvenirs will be given to all ladies
who attend the opening matinee Monday,
April 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

the Sam and Lee shube production, 1.-THE
Blue Mouse" which will hold the boards
at the Burwood May 20. q and @. This
latter play is still running in New York
City and has created no end Of newspaper
discussion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

would only follow the example of that fair
city, and appoint a whose mem
bers would be in some kind of touch with
those who have done things and are yet
doing things in Omaha in the manner
most approved by the profession generally,
there would be made a great step forward;
the greatest orchestras of the continent
might be heard here, the Theodore Thomas
orchestra of Chicago, and the Walter Dam
rosch forces of New York might have a
chance to play here, instead of stopping
at the Union station between trains, and
Omaha musicians might not have to ask
themselves, Whats the use?"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Two of the Independent theatrical attrac-
lions have arranged for engagements at the
w the middle of May-Mrs. F1ske
will play her annual Omaha engagement
there May II. IS and 10. in her success of
the present season, salvation Nell" and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

John Drew this season in Jack Straw is
a brother of the late Fanny Davenport,
who was the leading woman of Augustin
Days stock company when Mr.. Drew first
Mr.. Davenport is a son of the famous
actor. L. L. Davenport, the contemporary
and associate of Edwin Booth and Law
renee Barrett.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

O=T DOESN'T take much to form
IHI the plot for a musical comedy.
A Here is the skeleton Of the
s9SI latest of New York sue
49, cesses:
The wife Of a general is so vain of
her beauty that she lets an artist per-
suade her to pose for a painting of a
woman at her bath. Her husband is a
furious old buffer. but rather a duffcr,
to: and so she thinks that, when he
shall see the picture she can persuade
him that II resembles her by chance. or
else a stolen photograph of her in a
revelatory ball gown has been utilized.
The work is to be shown on a social
occasion at a seashore resort. Much
curiosity has been aroused by its title
of 1.-THE Beauty Spot" and rumors OF
its audacity. 1t Is brought into the
garden of a hotel.
The cloth is removed. The generals
wife has not seen it complete. In ex-
pectant elation tinged with %apprehen-
sion. she is the first to look at IL. A
naked woman sits in a graceful atti-
tude, life size. life tinted. life lovely
but what is that dark spot on one leg
just above the knee? A birthmark,
commonly called a mole II on a man.
but a beauty spot IL on a woman. At
sight of that she wabbles dizzily, let's
out a moan Of horror. falls half faint
ing into the arms Of the artist, and
begs him to hide the picture which she
had expected to be glad of.
Whats the matter?" he asks; isn't
1t true to the original?"
Too dreadfully true" she gasps; you
have produced the mole on my knee.
My husband will know by that spot
that l posed TO you. In heavens name,
take it away and paint out that proof
positive"
The exhibition can't be postponed;
but the artist and four friends under
take to save her from the husbands
frenzy. They hastily move the big
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

NV ut ndS ItdIO on al
sides about the late-lamented and distin
guished citizen.
Amongst other things, one could not faA
to take note of the reputation which Nil.
Andrew Rosewater enjoyed outside the cit,
limits, One could read in the post-mortem
tributes and the historical accounts OF the
busy mans earthly career of the important
affairs and plannings in other states, and
In national matters, to whose promotion
MIR. Rosewater's eminent skill was invited.
In other words, after the departure OF
the man it was discovered that he was, and
had been, famous.
1t was not the privilege of the present
writer to have known this master of en-
gineering intimately. His genial mile and
sincere expression of c%ountenance are his
only memories. Therefore this word is not
In the nature OF an obituary. Nor is 1t be-
cause of the name. that these lines are
written. But, rather, because. after read
ing all the great things concerning the de-
parted, which one could hear everywhere,
there remained the sad lesson that he had
to die, before people knew about him.
Probably one-tenth of the ~eulogy-yes.
one hundredth part of it-would have
cheered his heart, if it had been expressed
when he was here.
Some one said: He died when he was
most needed" That is a great tribute.
But he had TO die to have people realize
the need of him. Is not this true of every
one who is toiling upward through tn,
night?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Gerald Lawrence and his American wife,
Fay Davis, entered upon a six weeks
Shakespearean season at the London Court
theater, last Monday. Six matinees and one
Saturday evening performance will be given
each week and the plays selected for pres
cntation are LAS You Like It," Romeo
and Juliet, ~ '"The Merchant of Venice"
Twelfth Night" Hamlet and Much
Ado About Nothing These are to be given
without scenery, the stage being draped
with tapestries. The fate of the experiment
will be watched with no little curiosity.
Genuine lovers of the bard of Avon may
be counted upon to respond to the appeal
IL the interpretations are adequate, but
otherwise the venture is bound To spell
failure.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

An interesting feature of the bill at the
Orpheum this week will be The Comstock
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Miss Grace George is to appear as Lady
Teazle in a series of matinee perform
ances of 1.-THE School for Scandal" to be
given at the Hacket theater ia May. Frank
Worthing, who has been Miss Georges
leading man for several seasons, will be
cast as Charles Surface, and Cyril Scott
will be the Joseph. The other roles Will
be filled by players recruited from the diff
ferent Brady companies, including Louis
Mann, Harry HARDWOOD, Jane Corcoran
and Robert Fisher.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

The fever for dramatizihg Balzac is
now confined to this side of the Atlantic.
Miss Constance Fletcher is the latest in
trepid adventurer and the particular work
to which her attention has been directed
is LA Duchesse de Langeals." A prior
right existing to the title None But the
Brave" the piece will be called The
Double Conquest" Rehearsals of the play
are in progress and with Lewis Waller and
our own Maxine Elliott in the leading roles.
The production will take place at the Lyric
within the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Paid in Full" the play by Eugene
Walter, which, under the Wagenhals and
Kemper management, has been a dramatic
wonder, is at last, for a brief period, re-
tired. Five companies have been playing
it, a couple Of them for two years, and
the other three since last summer, Seventy
eight consecutive weeks is the record of
the original New York company. Sixty
one weeks have gone TO the credit of the
company which started in Chicago, and
the three other organizations have played
over forty weeks apiece. Including Holt
days, the total number of performances is
2,lz2, and, at a most modest estimate, 2,6OO,-
600 people have seen the play. In New
York and Chicago il enjoys the distinction
of having been played longer than any
drama i'm the whole history of the Amer
lean stage, and one of the companies which
has Just finished its third engagement in
New York City, not only broke the finan-
cial records OF the big Grand Opera house
Tor Holy week, but also did the same TO-
Faster week. Beginning early in july III
five Paid in Full companies Will sta
out again and cover the country Iro'
coast TO coast and from Canada 10 Ia
gulf.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

A few weeks ago the musical editor
of The Bee made the remark to
an out-of-town pupil that he thought seri-
ously Of giving up the fight for the better
things in Music for Omaha, and of aban-
doning the field of musical criticism in The
Bee, despite the constant loyalty and sup
port of that great paper and its chief Of
ficers.
The reply came, swift and sudden
Don't you ever do that! Give up anything
but that. You do not know what a help
1t is to us who are in the spaller towns
and cities to know that you have the same
problems to meet in Omaha. but on a
larger scale. Yeu have no idea how many
people in the state are with you, and how
many people are encouraged by The Bees
musical column. Keen it up, and let any
thing else go before that"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

And so this department presses forward
with renewed vigor because of the fact
that an out-of-town reader recognizes it's
effort. The Musical Editor of The Bee
has for years appealed in vain to Omaha.
His efforts will now be directed to the
State of Nebraska. And he is happy to
have learned the lesson that Omaha is not
the whole state of Nebraska-a lesson
which some democratic legislators might
have learned-but did not until It was too
late. Thereby prove we that musical
critics are wiser than democratic poll
ticians, But here the musical editor of
The Bee finds himself getting into poll
tics, and therefore must stop.
THOMAS j. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

THE Midnight Sons" is the successor to
The Girl Behind the Counter" chosen by
Lew Fields. Glen Marlborough has written
the book and Raymond Hubbell the music,
and IL is expected that the piece will be
ir shape for production at the Broadway
theater. New York, about June 1. Lolita
Faust, Marion Stanley, Denman Maley, Ed
Radcliffe, George Monroe, Fritz Williams
and George c. Boniface are among the
members of the cast already selected.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

E. H. Sothern and Miss Marlowe are to
join forces for a brief season at the
Academy of Music, New York, beginning
May 81, and following the present engage
ment of Robert Mantell. The latter actors
series of classic revivals at the New Am,
sterdam met with such popular approval
that the supplementary season at the Acad-
envy was arranged for and entered upon
last Monday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Ada Lewis, whom Liebler q co. nave a
tempted to promote to the plane OF STA
dom In a comedy which was recently. pro
duced I'm Chicago, '"rhe Head OF IN,
House." will be temporarily baked In thi'
pleasing promotion. The comedy has not
succeeded i'm pleasing the people, an.
though a fortnight has peen spent tryll
Inc response has not been encouraging. A.
"A result the play concluded its run saturda'
night.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

: while on roller skates.
Next week 'The Patriot a one-act opera
by stanislaus Strange and Julian Edwards,
will be heard here for the first time. As il
will be recalled the authors Of this piece
are likewise responsible for Dolly Var
den, In which Lulu Chaser appeared with
such success.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Eddie Foy is the latest vaudeville re-
cruit and he insists on taking Hamlet
along with him as his accomplish. Ham
let by Freight" is the title of the act
which he will present, and we presume it
will be reminiscent of Mr.. Hamlet of
Broadway" in which he has been touring
this season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

when l went on the stage" said Lulu
Chaser II promised my father that ]
wouldn't play on Sundays, and l never
have, although the refusal to do so has
meant the loss of at least $4,000 to my
managers and myself"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Louise Drcssef has been engaged as
member Of the all-star cast which Charlie
Dillingham; is forming for The Candy
shop" which Mr.. Dillingham; will present
as a summer show In New York. The
Broadway production will be made late in
April. '"The Candy Shop Is George V
Hobart's latest musical piece and the
scenes will be laid in and about New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

'"The Dictator" that smart little fare
by Richard Harding Davis, in which VII
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

John Galsworthy's strife. will be among
the first offerings of New York's New the
alter. 1t has been one OF the most sue
cessful Frohman productions given In
London this season and ii comes rather as
a surprise that the American manager
should surrender his New York rights.
Perhaps the Indifference with which that
other London success, AN E~nglishman's
Home" was received on this side, may
have had something to do with the change
of plans. Strife has for its theme the
struggle between capital and labor, and
when it is seen in New York II will bring
home to millionaire hackers of the New
theater a vivid picture of the misery en-
dured by the poor around them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

Lest We Forget-L t us think Of those VIII
are standing With us for the development
Of the highest and best in human nature,
ana let us tell them that we value their
support.
Lest We FoTget-Let us value the efforts
OF those who are working to carry out our
ideals In the studio. in the choir, in the
practice room. And let us tell them we
appreciate their efforts in the right direc-
ton.
Lest We Forget-Let us have a kind
word for the many people who contribute
to our happiness, and perhaps to our use
%fulness; to the servant in the house, TO
the butcher and the baker and the candle
stick MAKER 10 the post man, the street
car man. the newsboy. the shoeblack. the
elevator man and all others. Let us be
kind to the living. for ii is the living only,
who can value IT,.
Lest We FoTget-Let us look over the
list of musical prophets. priests and seers,
apostles and martyrs, whO have tOiled the
toilsome hour In Omaha. and who have
gone 10 higher rewards in other places.
let us examine in the files OF the news
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

URING the last week the thought
of MI. Andrew Rosewater has
been in the mind of the write.
of this column, and he has been
impressed by the many kind
words and strong sentiments OF