The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-15

eliminating In a happy climax.
The musical numbers are all COM
posed by Silvio Helm who has gained
much fame as a composer OF light
opera.
The gowning of the feminine con-
tingent with When Dreams Come
True is feature that will be espe-
cialIy pleasing to the ladies. The
gowns are modelled from the latest
European creations and are elaborate
in texture and Observation-Disclosures
.'The Blue Bird"
.The Blue Bird" is coming to the
Grand opera house next Friday night
with the original New theatre spec
tacular production and company OF
more than one hundred persons
is the story of the search by Two
small children of the blue bird, the
symbol of happiness which Is ever
elusive and the secret OF which no
one can ever find. 1t Is fairy IAN
tasy, this creation Of the poet Maet-
erlinck's. resting on a stratum OF
sound philosophy Tyltyl and Mytyi'
the two children who go forth IN
dream to find the blue bird, discover
/. it at last in the cage that hangs by
: the cottage window. Meantime the
diamond which Tyltyl wears In his
hat and a turn OF which shows to the
wearer things as ,hey really are,
shows the great poets wonder vision
of the world. The producers have
elaborated Maeterlinck's fairy drama
into a series of gorgeous spectacles.
Ereplete with mystery, illusion. won
derful lighting effects and the SPLEEN
doris Of scene painting, ccstumins,
grouping and mass evolution NO
holiday pantomime that charmed the
children Of an older day is said to be
compared with the staged Blue Bird"
! in its many sided beauty. In the cast
Of 100 people more than third are
! children. In fine THE Blue Bird Is
the child's delight, the grown-ups IN
/ tellectual pleasure. 1t is mirror OF
1.-THE world and OF che stage drama.
spectacle, allegory, music, dances.
fun and illusion, all in one.
| Because blue Bird" is equally de-
fghtful to children as well as adults,
the Grand opera house will give
special matinee at 400 o'clock, at
which the prices will range from 25c
in the gallery to $1.o0 for the best
seats. Evening prices from soc to
Sa.50.-Advertisem
At the Orpheum.
| The management OF the Orpheum Is
pleased to announce specially fine
/ bill, OF movies for tonight. including
THE pipes of Pan" one of the stron-
gesr picture bills ever shown IN TWO
ree.s. Also "The Eyes of God OF
! Friendship" another splendid picture
/ that will sure interest you. A big
comedy hit is also on the bill, en-
titled when the Girls were Shang.
HE'D" and a program OF music
throughout the entire show. See the
hest in pictures at the Orpheum.-
vertfsement.
At the Colonial.
At the Colonial, where You see the
| quality pictures such as Edison
| Kalem, Biograph. Essany. Reine, VII.
/ a graph and Lubin, with all your OLD
time favorite players Tonight the
Identification" with Helen Holmes IN
tne lead a two part Kalem. Also "A
/ Night with Million" Essany drama
ana "The would-be Bandits and 'Ine
lDea6fv Cheroot.' funny Biograph
comedy. -Advertisement.
Fine show at Hippodrome.
! EDDIE DeNoyer and Rosa DAME, the
musical comedy stars, appeared a
.ba Hfnpodrome last night In theil
rew show. entitled TITS Up to You,
.,a Il 80 the best tabloid seen In this
town for many day. Eddie DeNoyel
60 without doubt the most origlna
comedian on the stage. He Will maKs
xou laugh II you want to or not. ant
iast night he had his audience IN al
uproar all the time. He was compeii
Cd to make a speech In the nfst any
.econd acts and thanked the peopi'
fo- tho way in which they receives
,,,r, Rosa Ranie also came in to
rornd. OF applause. She has a voic'
.ha. would do credit to grand oper'
.pd her dancing is pleasure to 1901
a. She is never still a minute AM
, Che e. always trying to do somethin'
r1ease her audience. Eddie DE
Sever is playing the part OF pi'
.oh from the country. who mas
. - !, money and be buys drui
store. trys to act as his own clerA
!, T,aSover and DAME have with theH
, he most clever and highest salarie
aon1o in tabloid. Mr.. j. VIM Ever
-, rho man who plays three differen
..-t. IN this show, was last seen her