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ages ProductiCn of 1.-THE Merry Widow"
which viii be shown at the Rrspdets thea
ter On May Z, s and & are four players
who hAld REGARDS for the number of times
they haPO performed their respective parts
in Franz LeharE delightful Viennese ep-
eretta- Mabel wIIber, the charming young
cantartna- who will appear in the tihllar
rOls az 1.-THE Merry Widow" has played
this paFt Sftensr than any Of the eight
women Tp0 were seen in the r0le in
America. having ~ performances to her
credit ChaTlss Meakins, who win be seen
bare IN the role Of Prince Danilo, has
bean with -'The Merry WiaOw" since Its
American premiere, at the Wlsting opera
house. ayranuse on Monday, September
=, 1907 He first played ~Ra0ul ST.
BriOchs,T apd after appearing in this part
5s times he was promoted to the role Of
''panilo,T which ne has since played s44
ttnes- making LEO appearances in The
Merry Widow" r f Graham, the orig
inal baron POpOff' in the American pro-
ductIon of the piece, has presented this
character Lie times, and b. J. Mccarthy,
who created In America the fearful Nova
kovich." has also played his part LAG
times Fred Frear, who was the, first
American actor to play the amusing and
obsequious "Nizh,'' has appeared In this
character SI2 times Maszrs Graham, Mo
Carthy and Frear PLAYED their respective
roles Throughout the long run IN New
York. but Mr.. FreAr's record was numeri-
eally leassned by his temporary retire
ment from The Merry WIDOW when
Mr. Savage withdrew him from this COM
pany to strengthen the cast Of ''The Love
Cure" Among the other players. who have
scared successfully and attained a record
number OF performances In Mr.. SaVage's
production Of '-The Merry Widow" Is
Harold Blake. by many considered the
foremost lyric tenor on the light opera
stage He has sung the role OF DE
Jolidanf 81 times and 10 his record comes
the added distinction that de Jolidon" il
one OF the most trying tenor roles that
has been written IN recent years
The Frank e. Long Stock company has
completed it's FIRST week at the Boyd TO
the satisfaction OF all. For the second
week 1t offers THE Lost Trail" oom-
meneinE with the matinee today. This
play has been q big road success In
the east this season and is from the pen
of Anthony 10 Wills Tho scenes ara
laid at an army post In the west and re-
volve around the members Of a cavalry
regiment quaFtered there. There ara Q
number OF western types Incident TO the
drama-a Ute Indian, cowboys, stage coach
men, etc, and the settings are all Of the
picturesque order. largely augmented
caste is used In the production and q
number OF new faces win be seen in the
bill Miss Mana Sullivan and Mr.. Joseph
Remington Will appear as Edith Faulkner,
daughtes OF the general in command at
the post and Bud Larrabse. q product OF
the great west. There is not q weak part
in the play and every member OF the
company will be seen TO the very best
advantage. The management has spared
no expense to have every detail In this
production absolutely correct and is look
ing forward to big weeks business.
Tho American theateF announces for the
week starting today q bill OF varied In
tsrest, embracing as Il does. the best known
branches OF vaudeville For the hsadlinsr
-Tha Grand Opera Quartet" ItAly's most
famous vaudeville offering win be heard.
German and Italian selections win receive
most attention from this quartet. who are
entering upon their first American tour.
which has been marked by triumphant
weeks IN eastern cities. Omaha will well
come home three OF her sons. the Eugene
Trio" who perform on the triple bars-
The younger brother cleveriy fills the