Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

II n tuedNtf on 7uIuiy evening, may
zesEW 81. In "L'Aiglon" Madam
HN3E41KN Bernhard had drama of five
V acts. which demand practically
her constance presence on the stage. The
portrayal is that OF the young duke of
Reichstandt wasting away in the fires Of
an hereditary ambition. which he can
neither control or crafty There are three
scenes in the play that are considered
really great. The first is when AAlglon
unds with childish delights that his little
toy soldiers have been turned as by magic
into Napoleonic Grenadiers tho famous
mirror scene when the relentless Metternich
| forces the young duke to look into the
glass and see the sullen sadness of his
face, the recital melancholy In his eyes and
eahe grim portrayal in his complexion Of the
taint OF generations in his blood, and lastly
the death of Flambeau on the field of
Wagram, when L'Aiglon alone in the dark
with the grenadier, his last bond with
France. his final tie with a glorious past,
invokes Napoleon's victory and hears in the
deep silence the myriad voices Of soldiers on
the battlefield, the means and supplioations
or those about to die, the cries of Vive
fEmpereur, the bugles and the drums.
y The box office sale will open at a. m
on Thursday morning. May Is.
At the Boyd this week the Frank r
Long Stock company will present its first
farce comedy, offering 1.-THE Man From
gkokomo" for its patrons delight. This
piece has been selected because It will af-
ford the several clever actors Of the com
pany chance to display their ability as
character actors The fun In the play
flows naturally from situations that are
perfectly logical. yet which add one after
annfhNF NOrnnliCaNAar, IN rf1
tangle seams hopeless. Then, by a surprise
when the climax seems to be reached.
more fun Is developed, and finally all is
set right and the affair ends happily and
logically. The full strength of the company
will be required In the cast. Miss Sullivan
ana Mr.. Remington getting the leading
roles. The first performance will be given
az q matinee this afternoon, and the bill
VIII run all week. with other matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Miss Rosina Cassellfs trained dogs, COM
ing to the orpheum this week. are OF the
smallest canine race In the world, namely,
the Chichuaua dog of Mexico. This woman
has trained these little animals to a high
degree OF perfection and offers something
quite extraordinary in the way of a
trained animal act Critics have been
unanimous in declaring these dogs mar
wells Of canine sasacity. The women and
children particularly enjoy this, entertain
nent. while the public in general has given
strong approval. 'Rosina Cassellps midget
dogs are truly wonderful" was the state
ment Of critic few weeks ago.
Omaha is known everywhere as a great
base ball city, and II goes without saying
THAT Play Ball." presented by WEIGH
Mealy and Montrose will make a hit here
)This is base ball farce based on the strug-
gle between the New York Giants and Chi
Cage Cubs. Scream" WEIGH. as his
name indicates. IL a scream. He is a NAM
moth bunch Of good cheer. Each member
OF this act 10 an exbase ball player. Comedy
runs riot through the act.
General" Edward Lavine. "'The Man
Who Has soldiered All His Life,' will offer
bis comedy juggling act. This is one Of
the best acts of the kind now before the
public.
Tho Empire Comedy Four consists of
Messrs. Leonard. Cunningham. ROLAND
and Johnny, who present their musical
comedy with songs and limitations. They
have just returned from tour of Europe
Leo Carriilo, a popular cartoonist before
ne went on the stage, comes with a new lot
of yarns and limitations. Mr.. Carrillo is
well known for his Chinese stories and dia-
lset His recitation on George Wash Is
the dialect story hit Of the season.
Living reproductions OF some of the
worlds famous paintings are embraced in
''Maxim's Models" Among the reproduc-
lions are THE Spirit of '7s," The Clean.
ers," The Village Blacksmith" "A Fish
Story The Sirens" and Evening
1dylls."
Misses Catherine. Florence and Juliette
Weston, daughters OF the famous Sam
Weston. minstrel, will be seen and heard
IN vocal and instrumental act, during
which they play plano. violin and cornet
New kinodrome views and the orpheum
concert orchestra as usual.
OF the attraction booked for the final
week OF the Gayety's season OF extrava-
SanEa, THE Bon Tons" perhaps the re-
view in last Mondays Kansas City Journal
will be answer the purpose OF telling what
the entertainment consists OF:
No apologies are asked by the manage
ment FOR the show at the Gayety this
week and they are far from necessary, loI
4 Is one Of the biggest and best that has
closed. At the opening yesterday afternoon
me company scored distinct mt. There
are nearly fifty in the cast and the entire
production Is one of the musical comedy
order with much catchy music and more
comedy, James j. Lake takes the leading
run part ana Keeps very busy. There are SC
many clever people however, that Il Il
not easy TO select few for mention. Babe
Ia Tour is good looking, fascinating girl
clever 70 her fngertips. she would DO credll
20 the best OF productions. no matter what
the class She puts an enthusiasm into
her work that promises her future. Their
there are Edith Graham and Fannie st
Clair, two unusually clever women. Their,
are two parts 10 a musical melange en-
titled Mrs, Back Bias Bon Ton College
They introduce some very good looking girls
and twenty-three musical numbers. The
= twelve scenes make an entertaining review
OF the seasons successes and prove a high
class ENTERTAINMENT A an added attrac.
ton The Dance de la Morte proved q
be thrilling. IL is a new conception OF
Apache life In Paris, IL Is finely staged
and comprises the entire cast. The show