Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-19

tneater. This company inaugurasus q
whiriwind tour OF the principal cities OF
sfhe country at Albany, n, NJ. on the
might OF Monday. May 10 and then goes
iuhrect In its special train Of ten cars,
playing no city. no matter what It's size
ior Importance. more than for one day.
This IL made necessary by the fact that
~ Is the desire OF the MesGrs Weber and
1rieds TO visit all cities possible as far
west as Kansas City. returning to New
York by the middle OF June. Thus, such
zarge cities as Philadelphia. Washington,
asrookiyn and others will not have more
than two performances.
The cast OF principals includes such
famous players a. Lillian Russell, Fay
remIaeton. William Collier. George
Beban. Ada Lewis. Bessie Clayton. the
dancer: Helena Collier Garrick. John r.
Kelly and Frankie Bailey. The enter.
fainment Ia the same rs was given for
over 100 performances at the Broadway
zheater. New York. TO the largest receipts
sn the history OF the metropolis. II IL
called Hickey Pokey." with q short
burlesqus OF the Scotch comedy, aBunty
Pulls the Strings" entitled "Bunty Bulls
and Strings" and In its presentation are
employed all Of the principals enumerated
above. besides the usual quota OF charm.
ing girls with which the name Of Weber
and Fields has 10 long been associated
Weber and Fields themselves, as Mike
and Meyer. will head the cast and dur
ing the progress OF Hockey Pokey" there
ts introduced many Of the best bits Of the
old Weberfieldian skitz % affectionately
Remembered by generation OF play
soers. There Is. Of course, the usual
numerous musical numbers. but to de-
scribe Weber-and-Fieids entertainment
Il not necessary. as they have been
famous since the first tour was made
over a dozen years ago. The last tour
was In 1904 but this present organization
contains more famous names than was
lever the case In any one Organization OF
shs past.
In his entirely new program Al Boyd's
starting today. matinee daily. Lyman H.
Howe VIII present series OF animated
scenes. depicting each hazardous and 1if-
aicuit step Of an expedition that reached
The highest points Of the Alps. The
ascent 10 the ROOF OF the world" starts
with a perpendicular ride in a car OF the
Cog Wheei railway Of Montreux. and
after reaching the top platform Of, this
nnirue mountain elevator the spectators
obtain . sweeping view Of The Rhon,
sahcy. Then another strange Journey IL
<aken IN car OF the wetterhorn sus.
pension railroad by means Of which the
audiences is transferred from one Of the
lower Alpine peaks 10 another, at the
foot OF which the obern eiacier giistens
with snow ana ice. with danger Of death
~ every step. the camera follows the
climb 70 the higher points from which
the Howe spectators look down upon
vast rolling 80 Of clouds far below. A
pictorial tour through Italy. the land Of
History and romance. the wonders OF tho
Grand River canon. Colorado; the late~,
mode OF iocomotion through water ana
air oy means Of the hydroplane. ana the
newest fashions from Paris are only a
few Of the many other features OF in.
terezt 10 be presented
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Ihs Airdome. omaha's big new open ali
xaqdev1Hs aud moving picture theater. on
Faruen1 and Twenty-ffsh streets, vim B,
opened 10 the public with its first per.
fornancs on Sunday evening, May is, with
bln eonfsinins such vaudeville head.
1inerB - Edna Whistler. Kentucky,
sonxbird; the Kaiinouzki Broshers. cele
hratsd Europeon acrobsts. and ILLUSTRATED
SONGS an o. which WIN be intersperse<