Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-01
I'm the Stage World

thoroughly illuminating epitome Of the
novel.
Delightful satire and burlesque is the
theme of Anti Matrimony," the Percy
MacKaye comedy that will be seen at the
Brandeis theater next Sunday evening,
with Henrietta Crosman as the star. In
'Anti-Matrimony" MacKaye shows deep
and abiding faith in American humor and
tho power and force of it. Besides the four
evening performances a matinee will be
given on Wednesday.
Girls" has been a very popular play at
tho Boyd this week, and the patrons Of
tho house have been better than pleased
by the splendid performance of that
sprightly Clyde Fitch comedy. Misses Lang,
Valentine and Nesmith have covered them
selves with glory as the militant trio on
whose adventures the comedy Is based 1t
will run until after Saturday night.
II you are among the crowd that will
fill the Gayety this afternoon, your smiling
face will be perpetuated In an immense
photograph which win be taken by flash
light Immediately after the musical enter
tsinment being given at the theater by the
big Gaiety company Miss Barry Melton
still wears her harem skirt at every per-
Torrance. The engagement terminates with
the matinee performance tomorrow.
Last week Marguerite sylvia, a prima
donna who has been singing in grand
opera, signed a contract to appear under
the direction of A. II. Woods. Miss sylvia
will next October take her place at the
head of an operate organization directed
by Mr.. Woods, and will be one of the early
season Broadway attractions. Woods will
restrict his ventures in the musical field to
operas Of a light texture. The first piece
in which he viii present Miss sylvia is
GYPSY Love-" a Viennese operetta com
posed by Franz Lehar, Of Merry Widow
fame. The rights OF this opera have been
sought by numerous Broadway producers.
and Woods has been controlling 1t under
an option dependent upon the result Of his
negotiations with Miss sylvia,
On last Thursday evening William Gil
lette celebrated his i,5OOth performance of
Secret Service" Since he first produced
the war drama in 1886 he has presented it
/ In every important city Of the United
States and England. The play has been
adapted into French, German, Italian, Rus
sian and Danish.
/ A strange fatality attended the opening
| performance of The Confession" at
Montreal The mayor Of the city gave a
! box party. AT the close Of the second act
one Of the party, prominent and beloved
woman. overcome by her emotions. sank
| from her chair upon the floor OF the box.
She was carried TO the managers office,
and there, gasping: 1t was such beauti-
ful play" died.
! The city executive returned to the box,
! his face impassive, and TO the agitated
| questioning Of the women OF the party,
answered. She is in good hands"
IL was on their homeward drive he told
them that as sOemnly and suddenly as il
had done In the play death had come to
one OF the party that had set forth two
ours before In search OF amusement
mo, I don't smoke" remarked Alice
Lloyd at the Orpheum, as she signed for a
consignment OF 10000 cigarettes, each one
bearing her name. She shoots these
cigarettes into the audience during her
cupid song. She also huris little love
darts which are pictures OF herself rolled
into tubes.
Homer b. Mason and Marguerite Keller
sketch entitled In and out"
Burr Mcintosh, artist and soldier lie nov
on the Orpheum circuit