Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

THROUGH courtesy to an Omaha
-" composer of songs, the dis
tinguished tenor, Holmes Cow
per, will shortly be heard in
HGJN%sNNH this city. The composer is
S%1s.ASy Miss Ethel NJ. Springer. who
for three years was a member OF the mu-
steal faculty Of Drake university. A re-
cent work of hers Little 'Womany'
Mine" is a song whose words and music
are dedicated to Miss Frances McHenry,
ading woman Of the company at the
Boyd theater. When Mr.. Cowper comes
as the concert feature for March 90, on
society night at the Boyd, he will sing
this lyric.
Miss Springer and Miss McHenry are
friends OF Ions standing, who came to
know each other well while they were
both living in Des Moines. MIR. Holmes,
who is known the country over as a
soloist-who has appeared as soloist with
all the leading choral societies from New
York to Denver and from Chicago to FL
Paso-is the dean of the College of Fine
Arts at Drake university, in Des Moines.
His place in the musical world has been
further advanced by his solo work with
such symphony orchestras as that Of
Chicago and Boston.
The Omaha composer is honored by the
consent OF the distinguished tenor to in
troduce her work TO music lovers of this
city. In addition to the song already
named, he will also sing Russian
lullaby, the music OF which was written
by Miss Springer The words are by Jo-
seph Noal. who will be recalled as the
playwright who dramatized Jack Lon
dons Sea Wolf"
Managing Director Martin Beck has
sent to Omaha the Orphepm Road show
for the week starting March q. The
array of special features is TO be headed
by Marie Nordstrom. who, in private life,
is Mrs. Henry p. Dixey. It will be re-
called that her most recent success was
scored as Fannie I'm Bought and Paid
For" Assisted by her sister, Frances
Nordstrom. she is to present a divertise-
ment called Hits of Acting" The offer
ing is said to display with admirable ef-
fectiveness the versatility of Mrs. Dixey.
Tom Lewis in Brother Fans" is to be
another of the conspicuous features. He
will be especially recalled for his panto-
mime comedy as the unknown" in
George NJ. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones"
In vaudeville he is presenting a one-act
comedy by Tom Barry. w. c. Fields, the
silent humorist is an eccentric Juggler Of
an unusual sort. His game of pool Is
said to be a classic in pantomime comedy
Grant Simpson well known In Omaha
is to come with Lulu Mcconnell In the
one-act comedy, AT Home" by Herbert
Bell Winslow, a breezy bit Of farce.
Snow-white uniforms are worn by the
triple trio of musicians and singers known
as Ralp Dunbar's White Hussars and de-
scribed as THE Singing Band. Bankhoff
and Girlie will be seen I'm their own con-
ceptton of modern dances. They have a
number OF original ideas In regard to the
tango, the hesitation waltz and the max
ike. Described as dainty singers OF
dainty songs. Ethel and Emma Hopkins
VIII contribute one of the most pleasing
vocal features OF the Orpheum season
The young women are as attractive as
they are richly endowed with flexible and
sweet voices. Striking views OF pictur,
esque places the world over will be pro
jeoted I'm motion pictures by the Orpheuu
Travel Weekly.
Fifty Miles From Boston," one of IN,
George NJ Cohan plays that has neve
been seen in Omaha, IL 10 be the bill a
matinee this afternoon. II is one o
Cohan's best however, and was quit
the rage for a long time in New Yorl
ana Boston. The plot of the play 1
Just strong enough to hold together sev
eral exciting episodes, such as the rob
berry OF postoffice at Brookfield, Mass
fifty miles from Boston, a college has
ball game, with its accompanying excite
ment the burning OF the postofftce. an
the final uniting OF the hero and tn
heroine. Many songs are intersperse
with the lively comedy, and the Who'll
thing Is a JOY from start to finish Nj
Lindholm has given the preparation 70
the performance a great deal Of extr
care, and as the company has sewers
experienced singers on its roster. the 81,
cess Of the bill is assured. The fin
performance will be at the matinee tn
afternoon, and the bill will run all weel
with other matinees on Wednesda,
Thursday ana Saturday afternoons.
For the special Tuesday evening mus
cal number, the Henry Cox Violin cho
has been re-engaged. ITS former appea
ance having been 50 successful as
warrant Manager Burgess in presentir
he organization again.
Miss Aurel Burtis, the newest Of q
Boyd theater players, is a young woml
Of prepossessing appearance and ment
equipment that ought 10 carry her 4