Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-03

in Chicago comes TO the Brardeis the
alter for four days, beginning Sunday,
January II.
Food" a travesty on the high cost OF
living, as presented by Gertrude Goghlan.
is not the only feature this week that
will hold the spotlight OF interest at the
Orpheum. The comedy she Is presenting
is the work of William c. De Mile, and
reviewers state II is quite the best thing
the star who appears in It has presented.
LAMBERT. favorably remembered from
other seasons, is again TO offer his living
portraits of Liszt. Holman. Strauss,
Gounod and others. LAMBERT is an Inn
personator OF rare accomplishment Moth
ing in the form of animal training in the
entire history of the variety stage COM
pares favorably with the education that
has been given this marvellous chimpan-
zee. Romeo the Great. He does nearly
everything a man can do, except talk.
Herbert Ashby and AL Garfield are to
offer an entertaining bit OF burlesque,
with a lot OF laugh compelling song
PAROLES. snnartly staged act is to be
the one contributed by Bert Kalmar and
Jessie Brown. MIR. Kalmar is song
writer. While both he and Miss Brown sing
we'll, they are said to dance still better.
The Indian orator and singer. Chief eau
Oolican, was a school boy in Omaha some
twenty-six years ago. His musical edu-
cation began here as a choir boy in Trim
ity cathedral. He Is a South American
Indian. who inherits his title as chief
His singing II ore of the best features in
advanced vaudeville. Another of the ad-
mirable offerings for this week will be
Little Cleo" Gascoisne of the Metropou-
tan Grand Opera company. Song selec-
tions from famous conIlc operas, ballads
given distinction by such singers as Te-
trazinni and Trentini. are the chief fea-
lures of his vocal program. Interesting
views OIL strange countries the world over
will again be presented by the Orpheum
Travel Weekly.
Mr.. Lynch is to have the lead role
at the Boyd this week, when the offer
ing will be prince Karl" a four-act
comedy drama by Archibald Clavering
Gunter. 1t tells the story of how young
German nobleman fell in love with a rich
young American widow and the crooks
and turns In the path OF true love from
that time on. The comedy is rich and
natural. without any approach to the far
! cical, while the love story is so well told
that at times the dramatic element en-
tlrely overshadows the comedy Mr.
Lynch will play the name part. while
Miss McHenry will have the role of Mrs
| Florence Lowell. the rich young widow
and the others In the company will be
well bestowed in the long cast Several
sets of scenery have been specially pre-
pared for the play. the first performance
Of which will be at the matinee this
afternoon the bill running all week. with
the regular matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday. On Tuesday evening Miss Alice
Virginia Davis will give a piano recital
as the special society night feature.
.
The new and successful musical bur
lesque Tho Winning Widows" is booked
at the poplar Gayety for the current
week. The piece has a well defined plot
and an excellent reason for tho many
laugliable and amusing complications.
Tho comedy tells a story OF complications
which arc apparently serious TO the
characters involved; a seriousness that
is an absurdity TO the audience. Act one
Is laid at the home Of the Rileys on
Riverside Drive, New York. Act two
takes place at Brighton. showing tho
boardwalk and the beach. The cast
numbers forty people supporting Emelie
Benner, Ben Holmes and Leona Fox and
With d carload Of special scenery carried.
II Is safe TO assume that a performance
much above the ordinary will be wit
nesses. Daily matnees sre Offered.
which tho ladies are especially invited 10
attend. although the evening perform
anoes at the Gayety ares identical with
the afternoon performances.
Heading the vaudeville bill at the En-
press this week IL the comedy team
"Eckoff and Gordon" Their bit has been
throwing audiences into commissions along