Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-12

MI Gilmore is said to have the best part
Of his career. During the course Of the
play the star will sing some new songs,
/ besides introducing several OF the ever
popular old ones y strong supporting
company, including Nina Shirley Jack
Daley, Helen Densmore, Harry Maitland,
leila Rambo, Alma Stanhope. Thomas H.,
Wallace, Ted " Almond, Rex and sew
eral other well known people will present
the various roles. The engagement Is for
four days. starting with a matinee on Sat
urday. Another matinee VIII be given on
Sunday Popular prices.
Cleopatra" is to be the bill at the Boyd
this week, with Miss Lang in the title role.
This drama is built on the immortal story
Of the love OF Anthony and Cleopatra, and
tells the chief incidents in that romance
that has lived for twenty centuries and
bids fair to live forever The meeting or
Egypts beautiful queen with the grea;
Roman general, their love and their dalli-
ance, their separation and Cleopatra's
/ loneliness, their reunion their flight from
CGesar, and their defeat and death, are
al told most graphically. The play re-
CURES elaborate mountings and scenes es-
pccally appropriate have been provided for
L, so that all the warm colors OF Egypt,
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and glamour of imperial Romo's greatness,
viii be shown in the settings. IL VIII be one
Of the most important productions OF the
season, and deserves the best Of attention
The first performance win be at a matinee
on Sunday.
I From Zaza TO Uncle Tom" is the name
of laughabe act that will be one Of the
features Of the Orpheum bill, starting mat
ineo today, presented by w. II. Murphy and
] Blanche Nichols, with a company of asso-
ciates. The skit is based on the trials
and tribulations of a stranded road com
pany,
Dick the canine penman, is said to write
with pen and ink on paper, draw pictures
and perform some marvellous things in
arithmetic Hotel St Reckless" IS the
name OF the Offering presented by George
w Jones and Ben Deely both well known
vaudeville favortes. The five satsudas are
the latest quintet to be brought from
japan, They exhibit dexterity in the per
Torrance OF their numerous gymnastic and
equilibrstlc feats. d. ]. Andrees Studies
in Porcelain" is a distinct and artist,
novelty in the line of living pictures. sis
subjects are shown, each pretentlous anC
exquisite, and the mountlngs are elaborate
This act is brought from the Apollo
theater, Berlin. Radiant Radie" Furmar
is a singing comedienne of wide experienc,
and ability. She has just returned from Ecu
rope. Paul Florus is an Xylophone arts
who IS exceptionally clever on this iustru
ment New knodromc views and the or
pheum concert orchestra will add 10 IN,
pleasure Of the occasion. Daily matinees
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James Callahan comes to the Crpheum FOL
@ week starting SUNDAY. February ~. ant
with him Is Miss Jenny ST. George VIII,
plays a harp and sings In a sweet soprano
D. DICE The sketch is THE u.d Neghlor
hood" Mr. Callahan represents an ole
lrishmon in a New York home, but viii
his heart In ireland, while Miss ST. Georg,
plays on his emotions by interpreting mel
odles Of the old land The piece deals witt
the brighter side OF irish life and the char
acter drawing is faithful.
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The American theatsr prcsents for thD
first time in Omaha Miss Ruth Trau,is
who appears IN the Thomas Ecourh CON.
pauv IN tho sketch entitled "The ToI
Trshcr." an episode OF Eev yorl, life
Tho scene rs lgid in the cafe 81 ''Au ia
tons i'm New York, and Imported sett.ns.
by Lung Fans OF san Francisco are used
Miss FIgnois. prirng donna IN the sketch
enjoys thc distinction ot being tie oaU
actress ON the stage in the world WIS car
claim as her home the tiny republic OF
Andorra. frHorI1 is situated hlrh IN d.,
Pyreneesc moHm,oiHs between s,aln an,
France ana he's 900 iuhajitauts is ohso
lutely independent having a pres.deat Of ia
own
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