Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-12

the Hindu mystics, the ancient art of
magic has its highest modern ex-
preston i'll the skill of Thurston, the
magician, who opens a four-day en-
gagement at Boyd's, starting this
evening. Matinees will be Tuesday
and Wednesday. On account of the
large amount of paraphernalia carried
by Thurston this season, it is neces-
sary to omit the regular Sunday matt
nee in order to start his performance
at Bis this evening. 1t is said his
tricks this year are of the highest and
most ingenious variety, and are in
the highest degree satisfying. Hand
some new stage settings have been
provided and they add to the high
standard of the performance.
In the last few years of its exist
ence the New York Winter Garden
has become justly celebrated as an
institution where the last word in
monster spectacular extravaganzas
are turned out for the public's amuse-
ment In the theatrical world it has
become staple institution for which
theatergoers are constantly alert
Neither, time, money or labor is
spared in making big Winter Gar
den spectacle the last word in huge
ness, melody and beauty. The latest
and possibly the greatest extrava-
ganza sent on tour, "A World of
Pleasure" will be seen at the Boyd
theater for three nights, beginning
next Thursday, matinee on Saturday.
Numbered among the galaxy of stars
we find William Norris, deaf. Of
American musical comedians; Conroy
and La Marie, those grotesque but
entertaining black-face comedians;
the Courtney sisters. two of the
stages cleverest women; Wanda
Lyon, a young lady possessing both
beauty and vocal ability; Mcmahon.
Diamond and Chaplow, ex-vaudevil-
lians; Franklin Bate, all-round en-
tertainer; Collins and Hart, burlesque
artists; Margaret Edward, "the per-
feet girl" whose classical dancing has
proven the wonder of all who have
seen her, and little Rosie Quinn,
whose charms are indescribable. But
the principals of this great company
of over 100 people are not all that it
has to offer in its bid for patronage.
The rosebud garden of Broadway has
been cleaned in the selection of the
choice buds of the chorus with which
the directors of the Winter Garden
have surrounded their stars. And
there is also the usual lavish expendi-
ture of scenery and costumes.
Maud Allan, the great symphonic
dancer, and the Maud Allan Sym
phony orchestra, under the direction
of Ernest Bloch, the eminent Swiss
conductor composer, will appear at
the Boyd theater on Thanksgiving
day, matinee and night.
The story of in Old Kentucky"
which comes at the Brandeis theater
for two performances today, matinee
and evening, concerns the fortunes of
an interesting group of people rep
resentative of the mountain and blue
grass regions of Kentucky. The plot
is unconventional, with a succession
of natural and logical incidents-ex-
citing, even misunderstanding in
their entirety story of unfagging
interest.
Everybody who knows anything
about light opera or musical comedy
knows about Fay Templeton, one OF
Americas supreme favorites, who
comes to the Orpheum this week as
the stellar attraction. 1t is to be said
of her, besides, that she richly de-
serves the high place she occupies as
leading coincidence. For three
years She was associated with Weber
and Fields All-Star company, which