Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-31


Local STAGE Notes.
The Krug theater has been taken over
by new management The change be
comes effective January s. when the first
performance under the new management
viii be given
The transfer Of the lease held By stair
Havlin. Hudson and judah has been made '
said O.. s. Breed. manager Of the house.
last night But Z am not a. liberty to
make public the details az this time The
ease transferred expires March l. 1913 and
the new MANAGEMENT has taken lease for
a term Of ten years following that date
While Mr.. Breed would give no state
ment as to the identity Of the new lessees
Of the Krug. Il Is well understood that
IL is 20 be taken by the Western Wheel "
the rival burlesque organization TO the one
that sends the shows to the Gayety. and
that Omaha is Co have two burlesque
houses after next week
The sale OF seats for WincheH Smiths
American comedy The Fortune Hunter"
which will be offered at the Brandeis the
alter Tor one week beginning sunday even
Ing January l. Is moving along nicely.
The advent Of this widely acclaimed com
edy Is one Of the seasons events and
Judging from the advance orders for seats.
thu PLAYS success In New York and Chi
CO 60 viii be duplicated in this city Be
sides the evening performances matinees
viii be given on Monday Wednesday and
saturday.
only four more performances Of Peter
Pan" will be given at the Boyd the bill
giving away after Saturday night TO the
great spectacular fairy tale. Cinderella '
This afternoon the little dancers Of the
Cinderella company to the number Of
about fifty are to be guests Of Peter Pan
az box party at the Boyd
"Pinkis a big white Angora cat. I'M
consciously contributes one OF the thous-
and laughs in The Love Makers at the
popular Gayety when il jumps out Of
the safe in which $4,000 IL supposed 70 have
been placed q few moments before.
Pinkie'' has been a member OF the sam
Howe company for three seasons and
draws his salary every day in the form
Of fried fish, boiled liver and milk.
The Edith Spencer company presents
the rip-roaring comedy a Prince for a
Day Saturday evening at the Gayety.
Patrons tomorrow night are invited to re-
main to the New Years Eve Watch meet
ing to be conducted by Rev Charles W.
Savidge.
Goff Phillips, monologist at the Or
pheum this week, was born In q the
alter At Cincinnati and has followed the
stage off and on for nearly twenty years.
AT one time in his life he aspIred to be
the worlds champion lightweight boxer.
He Is known as The Chicken" in Buff
falo n. Y, and carries a broken hand as
the reminder Of one OF his ring engage
ments." His stage Quips and jokes are
Ali his own and on the stage as well as in
the ring, he has never fouled an opponent
or contemporary. Il would like to be
home this week with my wife and three
children and enjoy q few days Of the
holiday season with them" he remarked
yesterday. But" he added I'm work
ing and l guess I should not complain. %
Mr.. Phillips now weighs 10 pounds and
every ounce seems to be sound, hard
flesh.
Miss Beatrice Mckenzie, who will be seen
at the New American Theater for one
week starting next Sunday, was formerly
leading woman with Richard earle In The
Ienderfoot." She was prima donna in the
'Woggle Bug Land OF Nod and sew
eral Of George Broadhurst'H successes
Walter shannon, who, with Miss McKen-
zie will present the sketch entitled More
Ways Than One, entered the profession
in the Legitimate" with MAude Adams
and later was leading barytone with Ma
bell Gilman in The hooking Bird" and
stiI more recently in "Romona."