Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-04


tomorrow night with one OF the
- strongest attractions booked for
N9NNlN4I the season, Henry Miller the
the actor-manager, is coming 70
UtilAna 10 appear for the first time in ten
years in a pure comedy role. Mr.. Miller
was seen here last as Stephen Client in
THE Great Divide" a notable contribu-
ton to contemporary drama, and since that
engagement Omaha theater goers were
given an opportunity to see his epoch-mak-
ing production of Charles Ram Kennedy's
symbolic drama, 1.-THE Servant In The
House."
This season Mr.. Miller is offering a farce
comedy. which is lifted to the plane of
high comedy by the genuine wit of its dia-
logue and the elaborateness of It's settings,
1t is called "Ier Husbands Wife" and sets
forth the deliciously amusing experiences Of
young wife, who is almost hopeless
hypochondrlac The wife fanoies herself
at the portals of death, and decides TO pick
out her own successor, without, of course
letting the husband into the secret. The
tempest created by her remarkable scheme
furnishes three acts OF swift, soinuliAnt
comedy,
Her Husbands Wife" ran last season
at the Illinois theateF in Chicago and the
GaTriek and Criterion theAters in New
York City 1t enjoys the record of being
one Of the two plays produced last season
which received unanimous verdiets of ap-
prevail from both the New York and Chi
eago critics, As Is his custom, Mr., Miller
has surrounded himself with a really bril-
liant company OF players, which Includes
Laura Hope Crews Josephine Lovett Wal
ter Hitchcock, Charles Gotthod, Laura
Clement and other we'll known actors.
At the Boyd this week we are 20 have
Claiming Pollecks comedy of down, but
not out royalty Such q Little Queen"
The story IL that of the queen OF HerEege-
viniA reduced TO necessity of cooking her
own meals In a New York flat into which
scene Of domssuclty comes King Stephen
Of Bosnia, also temporarily out Of a kings
job and earning his living In q most hum
Bile way In Gotham, The love these young
folks could not enjoy a. ruling monarehs
because then marriage was a political ne
cessity, comes very natural when they are
! Just man and woman Miss Lang will plaS
the role OF Anne Victoria, the little queen
and Mr., Harris will be the king, The others
in the company viii be found all placed II
the long cast, which viii take the rul
strength Of the organization, Mr., Brow
has made great preparation for stsginI
the comedy, which viii be presented for tn
first time this afternoon, It viii be fouR'
one of the most delightful plays on the lie
proposed by the Woodwards for the season
A special holiday matinee viii be playe
~ the Boyd on Monday afternoon
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The orphsum announces another strohl
vaudeville bill for the third week, the nsy
program measuring up 10 the OrphsuH
standard Of excellence. One OF the stron
features will be La ToFtAjads, the Frene
beauty and pantomimist, who will ops
present American tour in Omaha Thi
Partisan celebrity comes with "AdvsntuF
OF a Toreador," dancing epeFetta,
which ToTtaJada sivss her spanish dance
and snaots four roles In q strong love stoF,
She brings with her an extensive wardrob'
which will be OF particular interest I
Omaha women, Nellie Nichols has a we
Of her own In the art OF singing populs
songs in a catchy manner. Her impersons
tons OF celebrities are out OF the ordinar
run Of such acts, She ls q Greek girl, an