Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-04

49, day matinee beginning tonight
The company engaged 10 support Miss
Thurston for her coming engagement in
New York includes Augustus Phillips. A. $.
Byron. Henry Carln. Eric Francis. Marion
Kerby. Laura Bennett Eda Won Buelow
and Constance Glover.
Miss Thurston has the role Of one Of
those lovable, disinterested women who are
so busy thinking Of others that they have
no thought OF themselves Into her quiet
life comes a handsome young man who
has lost his eyesight in an automobile
accident At first he is only a patient
who must be treated almost like a child
Having no means Of judging his nurse ex-
cept by her voice and manner he imagines
her to be a beautiful young girl although
In reality she Is over 80 and is prim and
plain. When he tells her how he has
pictured her IN his minds eye she has
learned to love him and cannot resist the
temptation not 20 undeceive him. Then
comes an operation by a skiIful surgeon
who restores the lovers eyesight Just
how Miss Ananias straightens out matters
and wins a husband by the aid Of an absent
sister and a clever dressmaker would be
unfair to reveal in advance
There has been so much curiosity ex-
RtNH3NA NANNEtAAAtE JUST what ONAA4A
Opera" means that the management re-
, sponsible for bringing to this country the
opponents of the new art-Mlle. Anna
Pavlowa, NJ. Ankail Mordkin and their sup
porting ballet from the Imperial opera
houses Of St Petersburg and AIoscow-has
ISSUED advance sheets Of the llberetto OF
the piece de resistance. THE Arabian
Nights"
This ballet requires some fifty minutes
for presentation and relates the legend OF
Azyiade. 1t was composed BY NJ Mordzln.
who drew on the musical works Of Glaz-
ounow. Chaminade Rimsld Korsakoff.
Rubinstein, Borodine and Bourgault-
Ducondray. Mordkins great ballet may be
called drama FOR lack Of any other term
properly describing It,. II relates to an in
cident In the life OF a son OF the desert-a
powerful tribal chieftain. schah- Hahman,
strongly given 20 marauding He is dis
covered lounging on the dias OF the as
sembly hall where his vassals pay him
court They return from a brave exploit
laden with plumber which they proudly lay
at the feet Of their liege lord. Three fair
maids form part Of the booty. The despOt
eyes them critically. He smiles with pleas
ure az the accounting his retainers have
given OF themselves.
Descending from the dais he o. about q
express himself. when one OF the leaders
halts him, while others lay at his feet the
richest OF the spoils a rug OF fabulous
value. II has been reserved as a specia
surprise for him The chieftain orders Ii
unrolled for inspection. and the fulnllment
OF his order discloses within a beautiful
captive There is something about this fail
slave vastly different from the attitude OF
the three other capuves. huddled IN feal
hsafnraa
the wiles Of their sex 70 soften the heart
OF their captors and their own fate az tn,
same time. The young woman whom "a,
rug concealed IS more than cold; she is evel
disdainful naughty. one OF the othe
slaves. Sett Bourbour. the little han,
maiden 70 tho queen. recognizes in tn
figure that emerged from the rug her roya
mistress, Azyide. Sett Bourbour woull
make obeissanoe before the queen. but by
quick gesture Azyiade stops her. and he
identity remains a secret
AEyiade, despite her beauty has prove,
disappointment TO her captors becaus
she has made little OF no impression upol
Schah- Rahman. To divert him. the leade
OF the bandits calls upon the captives &
entertain him. Three dance. but Azyiad
stands aloof. AT the CONCLUSION OF III
dance. the cheftain turns 20 the cold an
naughty Azyiade and demands u she can
not also do something for the entertain
meat OF the company. Ia mute respons
she trusts forward her hands which ar
tightly bound. indicating that On such
condition she can do nothing
A merry III OF humor creeps over schah
Rahman, who signals Abou-Aalek. who. &
turn. makes known 20 Aziade that IL Is N
pleasure OF the chieftain that she shout
dance and unless his wish Is compile
with. her head shall be the price. strug
CLING against her win and against IN
physical handicap OF her bonds. Azy1ad
dances. 20 the great diversion Of the despc
who enjoys keeuly her evident discou
fort But the spirit OF the dance grow
upon her, and throwing aside an reseTv
she dances with a dash that Be- contagiou
and sweeps the chieftain from his Zee
Pausing a moment in her Wild Whirl sh
catches me sye of the chieftain. and. vii
Keen feminine dlscernmeut. reads the stog
% bis fascination
Abruptly she stops and thrusung IA
bound hands before hin, breathes tbs d