Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-01


msnt IN our ne as does Win
- cheH Smiths The Fortune
Inter with Fred Nlhio In the title role
ien y announced for an eurarruent az
hrandeis theater for one week begin
lins SUNDAY evening. Iaruarv l. Mr. NfbIo
supported by an excellent company Of
piafers. The plot is simple Nathaniel
went % college when his father
vas rich man. and after he was Rradu-
atau mis- father lost all his money. Ieav-
A.N me bow with an excellent snovIedas
or how % spend money and vvftb M abuffv
% earn IT, Henry Kellogg an old college
room mate, tells Nat that there are in
many small towns. daughters of wealthy
Hlsh VINO VIII not marry any native for
al those who would be eligible have gone
70 the big cities lie offers 20 finance Nat
during the time Of his courtshfp. provided
nat VIII reimburse him and give him a
thousand dollars besides after he has got
IRE siria money Nat agrees. and asks
how he is % proceed. He gets elaborate in
structions from Henry chief among then,
being that he must at once 20 to church
- ust stop drinking. smoking and swearing
ana after he has been In the town a month
or 80. Apply Tor work there. The place is
left to Mats choice. but lt must not be
near New York.
Nat chooses the town % Radville Pa.
and the second act opens in rundown
oruE store. IN the place the PROPRIETOR
sam Graham, being An inventor who has
paid no attention t0 his drug store. having
leit 20 his daughter Betty a sort OF
aiaFey. 20 care for Nat comes In and asks
for work and Graham finally accepts the
offer and the latter begins work at once.
Vat takes fun charge. pays off Grnhar7lfs
cepts and meets Josie Lockwood. daughter
OF the village banker. The third act ouena
tn the rehabilated drug store there three
months later. Nat has not oniv brought
back an the lost trade. but he has sent
Betty 70 school. rebuilt the home ana has
acquired a love for work. Henry arrives
on the scene to negotiate for one OF era
hams patents. Nat tries % beg or from
MS bargain 20 marry the rich girl but
Henry is obstinate declares he win saw,
Nat from himself and Roes out to find
Graham. Josie proposes that he marry her
and Nat consents, and tells Betty. when
she returns that be IL engaged to Josie n,
the last act. Josie,s former lover whom she
had cast aside. charges Nat with being an
embezziing cashier Of bank who had dis
appeared at the time Nat came to the vii
lase, and goes away swearing vengeance.
Henry has seen Betty in the meantime
learns Of Mats plight and the good he has
done. and releases Nat from his BARGAIN
Josie and her father appear. charge Nat
with the crime OF the defauIting cashier
and Nat refuses TO affirm or deny the
charge. This r. sufficient for Josie who
casts him off, declaring that their engage
ment IL broken The scene closes with Nat
and Betty In each Others arms and the
real rain coming down in torrents.
Miss Lang and her company. aurmanted
by a large corps Of dancers. singers and
other specially people. viii present the
Spectacular fairy play OF "CindereIla'' at
The Boyd this week. beginning with a mat
fnee this afternoon. This viii be the most
pretentious undertaking ever essayed by a
stock company in Omaha, and one OF the
largest productions ever made at the
Boyd The play, which Is based on the
old fairy story, opens in FairyIand. PRO-
eeeds through the home Of Cinderella to
the paiace OF the king. where the great
ball In honor of the Princes choosing a
bride is held. Thence to CinderelIa,s home
again, and then to Fairyland, whittier the
prince and his bride are transported for
their honeymoon. incidental TO the play
are four great baiIets. three transforma-
ton scenes, several tabIeaux and innun-
cradle specialties. ehoruses. solo songs.
and other advertisements. The baIlets
have been carefully rshearsed. and are
Interpreted throughout the action OF the
play, 80 that they come in as part of its
movement So with the specialues md
songs. Manager Woodward has provided
the sreatest array Of scenery and other
stage equipment ever assembled In an
Omaha theater and with his special ar
ransament % lights and other Appliances
promises to produce some pictures OF
Wondrous beauty Miss Lang viii be Gin
dersila. and Mr. Lynch viii be the prince,
with several songs in which his splendid
voice will be heard with much satisfae-
ton The spectacle viii be presented
twice daily during the entire week
Lillian Russell In Search OF a Sinner "
comes 70 the Brandsis theater on Tues
day evening. January 10. The comedy il
IN three acts and was written By Charlotte
Thompson, a western newspaper writer
who has been making a name for herself
as a dramatist within the last two Oh
three seasons.
The biggest amussment combination thai
has ever visited Omaha will be seen Al
the Auditorium for the first time Non.
day evening. January O. when the New
York hippodrome viii unfold its marvel,
and wonders. where q Is to be seen fol
eleven Performances The entertainment,
comes here intact. complete. ana IN.
changed from its houa al the HippodroFne
New York City Every feature and per
son Of the metropolitan engagement Ia,
been retained The entertainments n a
Vioed into three parts. The first. Ponce
Days, tells the story OF the times whei
cur western frontier was being settled.
- typical western mining camp Is shown win
All is adluncts. Then there Is a raid b,
the Indians followed by q sun dance exc
eEted BY a tribe OF Sioux Indians; also IN
holdup Of the stage coach. The secon,
part az the entertainment Is the Ballet o
JeWeis. over zoo participants take par