Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07

the stage. and while the idea seems to be
to point a gentle moral. and to indicate
the folly. Of attempting the manufacture
of a social silk purse out OF a mediocre
sow's EAR. the play delivers not a few
savage thrusts. The champion who has
entered the lists this time is ''The Man
from Home which will be given local
hearing at thu Burwood Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
With Will NJ. Cressy and Miss Blanche
DaSne as a headline feature. the bill this
week at the orpheum promises to be quite
attractive. The standard Cvessy and Miss
Dayne have set for themselves I'm charac-
ter acting is largely responsible for the
enviable reputation their work has earned.
They will present Town Hail." the most
popular OF their one-act plays, and it may
be considered a special event. Another fea-
ture OF unusual excellence will be La Pc
tite Revue" which is, as its name suy-
gests, a miniature review Of old and new
footlight successes, arranged in a fashion
~slngularly unique. The first scene repre-
sents a youth who sees in a revery various
stage celebrities. Seven people are EN-
ployed in the presentation Of this act. and
from a musical point OF view 1t Is one OF
decided merit. Two comedians, Bob
Matthews and Herbert Ashley, will appear
in a new offering. Held Up" a sketch
from the pen OF Aaron Hoffman. Elaborate
scenery is carried to give this numb b. u
adequate atmosphere. The Five AVOIDS
are xylphone performers Of unusual skill
A dancing novelty will be offered by Miss
Lena Panther. Her aerial performance OF
e slack wire Is not the least dashing Of
the remarkable phases Of her work. Davey
and Poney Moore present a comedy playIe
called THE Dancing Tenderheel," Tn,
plot OF the sketch is out Of the ordinary
and a feature of the act is the hard sho,
dancing by DRvey Moore. Murray Ben
nett, he monologist, is another feature
The concert numbers by the Orpheum or
chestra and the klnodrome pictures com
plete the list OF offerings for this week.
The musical melodrama, The COWBOY
Girl" has achieved a big success In IL
three seasons Of existence. and the larg
business II attracts demonstrated that I
pleases those who like something dlffersn
and novel. Not often has there been
more decisive success. Miss Sue Marshall
J WHO VIII again DO Sven III tue Tic IOANt u
always a favorite and regarded by man,
as Of the best OF condolences. The Cow
boy Girl Is a play with a western atmos
phere and numerous exciting situation
and powerful elimaxes, There Is a wealtI
Of music, uproarious comedy, pretty chorl
girls, rich costumes and an elaborate an
new scenic lnvesemtnt. II will be seq
at the Krug next Thursday, November II
Porter J, White and an excellent CON
pany win give Faust az the Krug fou
nights, beginning with a matinee today
The beginning Of the fifth act shows Faus
and Mephisto toilfully climbing the stae
rocks and yawning chasms OF the peak q
the Brocken. In the Hartz mountains
where, according TO the German legend
the witches and warlocks meet on Wa
purEis night CAprn 1a), 10 hold their yearl
festivities. The night gTows darker an
darker; the moon Is In It's last quarter an
gives but little light. They climb highs
Gnd higher; the trees and rocks and distar
cliffs take on wOndrously fantastic shapt
In the dim light OF the dying NOON 0nl
the hooting OF owls and the far-away on
OF the lonely night hawk breaks the so
emn stiffness strange shapes crawl TO an
fro. and wierd, snake-like forms seem
| writhe and try to clasp the wanderers
their horrible embrace. Al midnight
mighty tempest rises and the witch'
= gather from far and near for their unhOI
festival During the truly hoTrifying seer
that follows Aephisto shows Faust a
never falling punishment OF evil and Il
curtain falls with terror stricken Eau
writing IN the evil ones grasp A perfe
? storm OF electric fire deseends. amid whic
g the hnps and witches are seen r~eveling
d their hendish merriments.