Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-03

H8xE9Sl along the avenue down Whlch
49, the stage procession used to
pass in such glorious panoply. What the
immediate future holds is blank, but
the revival of business in all other lines
ought to be followed by a resumption of
activity at the theater, and it Is quite
reasonable to expect that something will
be doing very soon. In the meantime.
however. the good people of Omaha are
not languishing for lack of some place
to go. Manager Burgess is much en-
couraged by his experience at the Boyd
theater, and the welcome given the very
well balanced company ne has over there.
That expression, well balanced" is
somewhat hackneyed, but It applies to
the Boyd theater players so patty that 1t
may be conscientiously used. Tho COM
pany over there is ono of the best or
CARNATIONS ever assembled in Omaha, and
its membees work together with such
excellent effect that it would be singular
IL they did not succeed. Down at the
Orpheum Manager Byrne is in receipt
of notice of the continuation of the policy
of sending the best to Omaha, the an
nouncement of two additional big stars
being received but yesterday. Gertrude
Hoffman and her troupe of dancers are
down for a week this month, and Naleria
Bergere is also approaching with Il
dramatic sketch of the type that has
made her SO we'll known. The Gayety
will go right along, offering the very
best OF musical burlesque. and when that
is said it is all told. The moving picture
houses are going a good business, and
the announcements in The Bee today
indicate still greater things for the
| movie fans"
Speaking of the movies, here comes a
new move in that great industry. Lewis
]. selznck. general manager Of the
World Film corporation, one of the
dominating figures in the motion picture
| world, has announced that this year and
for all the future. the employees of his
! company will share in the profits of the
organization. This has been worked out
on basis that will greatly increase the
income Of the people who work for the
World. and, in making the announce
ment, Mr.. Selznick says he has taken
the step In hopes that it will induce other
managers to do likewise, and that all
moving picture people will be the gamers
as the result Of his new policy
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The attraction at tho Brandeis theater,
matinee and night, today is the musical
play with the airy, topical title of Sep
TENDER Morn" a cute, lively story with
crisp, witty dialogue ana laughable situa
tions and jingly tunes Rudolph Prastric,
| a would-be artist, who claims to have
painted the picture called September
Morn (but who In reality cannot paint
the side of a barn and do 1t welD gets
himself in many tight places and fur
nishes the story Leo Greenwood has the
role of Rudolph. An actress claims to be
the original model of the popular picture
and she instructs her publicity promoter
10 boost her as the real September
Morn" who was not afraid 20 battle in
the open or the lake or whatever IL was.
The lodging Of Rudolph and the actress,
both knowing they are impostors. is
funny throughout. At intervals musical
numbers are introduced by a bevy OF
dancing experts who are seen in the
--latest tango, shark-swish-dip and heslta-
ltion waltzes.
The society drama To-day which
New York theatergoers kept running al
line Forty-eighth Street theater. that city,
lau last season. will De presented at the
lBrandels theater for three days, begin
lining Tuesday. January 8. with matinee
wednesday. George Broadhurst Is Co
author with Abraham Schooner OF TO
Iday." Harry Won Tflzer, we'll known in
the east as a music publisher. is So
producer. To-day tells of a young and
pretty wife upon whom an adOring has
band layishes his all. When business
troubles come. and their beautiful home
with all its luNurles, must be given up
and a email flat IN an unpretentioui
lneighborhood taken IN It's stead. she re