Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-26

Fire Commissioner this week at the
Jrpheum was a neAr-hero early Monday
morning during the little blaze at the Mil
lard hotel. Mr. Boyle and Miss Day &C.
cupy rooms in the same hallway. When
Mr.. Boyle was aroused by the confusion
of the fire, he Immediately sought Miss
Days apartments and had II in mind to
enact in real life what he is doing twice
day over at the orpheum, but he failed
to find the young woman in her room.
Miss Day had already escaped.
81 played Fredericksburg, Va once in
my life" said Frank Mcintyre, and had
an experience at hotel there that shall
never forget. We had been travelling on
the train all day and got into town at 3
o'clock. | went up to the hotel and regis
tered, and asked for a room. The man
behind the desk said: You will have TO
wait for Charlie He's the rooming clerk,
and / will have to leave this for him.
! Where is Charlie?' asked Mcintyre He
is asleep was the answer. He was to a
ball last night, and l don't want TO wake
him up"
Miss Irene Roman, we'll known as a
vaudeville singer over the Orpheum ana
other circuits, was summoned home last
week TO the bedside Of her mother, who
died before the daughter reached home
Miss Roman intends remaining with her
father for a few weeks before resuming
her tour.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" will
close a very successful engagement at the
Brandeis theater. A special bargain
matinee will be given today and at the
opening performance popular prices will
prevail
For the first time at popular prices, at
the Brandeis theater Thursday night the
Wagenhals & Kemper company will offer
the play OF the present day life, Paid in
Full" A bargain matinee will be given on
Saturday.
Women attending this weeks offering at
the American are raving over the beauu-
full gowns worn by Ermine Earl. who is
appearing with great success at that coy
home OF vaudeville this week.
Pietro MascaEnl the composer has asked
a Milan tribunal to annul his contract with
the Lieblers of New York, who refuse to
produce his opera "Ysobel." The case has
been set for February 6, but It is not likely
that it will be decided for a month Mas
cagni claims damages and says he has
documents 10 prove that the contract was
not broken by him.
The composers main object IL to obtain
his release from the obligation that the
first performance Of the opera shall take
place in New York, as he wants TO produce
II in Italy and at the same time be sure
that the Lieblers will not stop II. The
Lieblers, on the other hand, insist that
Mascagni shall refund $4,000 advanced tc
him. They also demand damages for the
composers delay in coming to America and
for his failure to deliver the orchestratior
Of the opera.
Mascsgnrs lawyers are convinced tina
the case will be decided in his favor
Charles Klein, while rehearsng his new
play, Maggie Pepper IN which RIOS,
Stahl will star, took exception to the wall
) Of one Of the young women who plays
I cloak model. Look here" said Mr.. Klein
don't you know how a model walks I,
display a gown why, yes" replied tn
; young lady; Il ought to. l was one 10
: several years"
! Blanche Ring has just concluded her frs
2 tour through the New England territor
in The Yankee Girl" and 10 shortly l.
D start on her trip through the south, in
, GLIDING Texas, In the spring Miss Rim
! will 80 to the Pacific coast in The Yanke
, Girl"
= A rafting good show is Webers Paris
"a Ian Widows" company which rs the Gay
ety's attraction for the week The Musics
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. lnHtrumsntAnBtE," are The feature