Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-13

The distinguishing feature Of The wild
West has always been its naturalness,
the absence Of all pretcnce Of artificiality.
This fact won for II a reception and APP
proval never before extended to any ex-
position offered to the public. There is
the same adherence to this realism in the
added numbers Of Pawnee Bilrs Far East,
which is an appropriate companion presen-
tation Of people customs and pastimes of
the orient to the historic protraiture of
olden days in the wild west. Thus the
Two Bills Buffalo and Pawnee-enthu-
siasts in their mission to instruct the
masses in natural history, in Workmanship.
in the knowledge of their fellowmen around
the world-give the people a rational en-
tertainment that adds to the spirit of hap
piness and from its rugged character in
culcates content.
This is the last visit of Colonel Cody in the
caddle in our city. Then will we see in this
connection for the last time a man who
has made for himself a fame seldom at
tanned by anyone, one destined to 30 down
to future ages with increased interest and
more lasting permanency than many who
aimed at work seemingly more pretentious.
Buffalo Bill, bidding us goodbye is re-
ceiving a farewell which, for heartiness
and general regret, has seldom been given
any public character All his friends and
admirers wish him long life, health and
happiness in the privacy of his mountain
cabin home.
Inasmuch as this is practically the windup
week for the run of coatless vaudeville
this summer at the Gayety, the manage
/ ment announces a bill for the first half
of the week, starting this afternoon, that
is Of sterling worth and generous guam
tity Among the many are the premier
cyclists, Don and Mae Gordon who are
said to start in their chill causing and goose
flesh raising act where all others leave Off
They have but recently closed tour Of
the big eastern circuits, including New
York Hippodrome, the worlds largest the
alter. And what is still more to their credit,
they are an Omaha product, at least Don
Gordon is, for back in the early Dos he
used to bowl along the streets OF Omaha
on a bicycle, delivering messages for the
A. d. T. 1t was in the alley back of the
Gayety that he learned his first stunts on
the two-wheeed steed. He has performed
all over the world and while at home here
visiting his mother on North Seventeenth
street, has consented to display his mastery
of the bike assisted by his pretty wife
His father was Archie Gordon, who con-
Quoted the Cambridge hotel here years ago.
l.. Hayden Bishop, the western novelty
violinist, will actually produce words
! and music from his beloved Cremona vie-
! lin, a product of the seventeenth century
in sunny Italy, and valued by Mr. Bishop at
| $1,000. Right from the gay cabarets Of
that dear Paris comes Evelyn Isle with q
! string of bubbly songs and sayings. She
wears her gorgeous harem skirt said to be
| some Joy dud. Bert Page will make good
at every performance his assertion that
| he hasn't bone in his entire blessed an
| atomy. OF course there will be an entire
change of moving pictures and as usual
the big pipe organs dulcet tones will fill
the theater with sweetest sounds.
a bill equally as strong is being prepared
for tho last half of the week. starting
Thursday afternoon. The final disburse-
ment OF coatless vaudeville will occur all
next Sunday when a gala goodbye program
will be presented that day only. after
which the Gayety will be turned over to
painters. electricians. decorators and car
petayers to prepare the house for its
regular opening Sunday matinee, August q,
with the big spectacular extravaganza,
The College Girls"
Miss O'Lide Morgan, stunning in scar
let gown Of the most pronounced harem
type. sang her way into popularity in the
Rome summer garden last week. The man
agement has re-engaged Miss Morgan in an
entirely new act for this week Tobin and
Murray, a novelty singing. talking and
musical comedy sketch team, will be seen
and heard in their one-act side splitting
comedy, entitled. "Dooleys Reception"
The third act on the bill is Miss Evelyn