Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
Gladys Bishop -AtMe Boyd

OF the same platform, Singing, talking
and dancing are combined in the satire
with music TO he presented by FlorenS
Kolb and Adelaide Harland. Evolution
lS6O-192O' is the title OF their offering, The
two CARTONS are known as clever enter
tainers. Novelty is the chief element of
their clever work. Again this week the
Orpheum Travel Weekly will show
glimpses Of picturesque places the world
over. These motion pictures can be seen
nowhere else and are as instructive as
they are interesting.
The week at the Boyd will be OF un-
usual Importance, for il brings the intro
duction of Mr. Franklin Munnell, who
comes from the east to be the new lead
ing man of the organization over which
Mr.. Burgess presides. Mr.. Munnell, who
is very we'll recommended, has had many
years OF experience as a leading man in
stock theaters, and will no doubt be
very popular man in Omaha before the
week is out. He Is to be seen as Daniel
Voorhees, Pike in THE Man From Home"
opening at the matinee this afternoon.
Miss McHenry will have the role of Miss
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10 finally saved from sharpers by the man
from home Miss Dewar will play the
Comptesse de Champigney, one OF tho
clever people who nearly entrap Miss
Simpson and her brother; Mr.. Manning
will be Almeric Hardcastle, another OF
the crowd who is after the heiress, and
Mr.. Lindholm will play the role Of the
Russian grand duke. who Is 80 'nstru-
mental in bringing about tho necessary
exposure and who is a great friend Of the
man from home. Mr.. Lindholm, by the
way, directed the rehearsais of the piece.
having succeeded Mr.. Bliss as stage d.
rector of the company At each perform
ance this week little Gladys Bishop will
be seen in songs and dances, For the
special Tuesday night musical attraction
Mr.. Burgess Will present Miss Hazel Sill
yer, who was so well received on her
former appearance.
No form OF dramatic art has suffered
so severely in the last twenty years as
musical burlesque. Lydia Thompson and
her famed troupe popularized the mirth-
full source of amusement in America
But the introduction OF vulgarity. horse
play and coarseness reduced that which
should be one of the highest forms of
dramatic art into so-called stag en-
tertainments and made the name bur
lesque" a synonym for vulgar Jests. poor
music and worse singing. II is a sincere
pleasure to chronicle a theatrical man
ager who has tho courage TO revive bur
lesque in it's truest form, B. H. For
roster, owner OF the American Beauties"
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afternoon. This company has the fol-
lowing artists: Lew Hilton, Billy Evans.
| Percie Judah Maudie Heath, Bonnie
Dale. Bertha Delmonte, Lloyd Peddrick,
Harry Ford, three English dancing girls,
Carnes sisters and Burns. and a chorus
Of thirty real American Beauties" that
are said to be the best dressed, most
graceful and talented in the realm OF
burlesque today. Starting tomorrow,
there will be ladies' dime matinee daily.
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| An arrangement has been entered
into whereby the Empress theater is TO
secure two complete changes OF vaude-
Vile each week. one show is 10 run
from Sunday until Thursday. and the
other is to play Thursday Friday and
Saturday. One show comes from Des
Moines, and the other from Kansas City.
There will be no change In the number
of shows or in the price OF admission. A
feature picture will accompany each pro-
gram and the only difference will be, that
Omaha will be able TO see two programs
each week at the Empress.
Frear. Baggott and Frear will head the
bill opening today with their act known as
Base Ball Veracities" Antrim and Vale
have a comedy sketch known as THE
Filings OF Fun" interspersing dialogues
with songs OF the olden times. Elsie
Rose win contribute original violin
classics. She is a composer Of no small
ability. Ballinger & Reynolds will com
plete the vaudeville offering for the first
half, with a comedy tight wire novelty
The feature photo play offering will be
Robert Hillard's great success "A Foo
There Was"
beginning Thursday. for the last three
days OF the week. Alexander Brothers will
offer their headline bali juggling act, and
the Three American Girls. harmony
singers. will share honors with the Alex
ander Brothers. Hoyer a Boggs have Z
comedy akit, THE Lunch Counter" ant
Kelly & Calvin complete the vaudovili,