Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

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sham created one OF the greatest roles
Of his career in his play last season, and
VISA hailed by all the metropolitan cities
as a success in it, II is a peculiar story
of the love of man and a woman
through some perilous situations. The
Hawk" has won his name by his sue
cess as gambler; his beautiful wife is
unconsciously the lure by which he at
tracts men to his net. there TO fleece
them She detects him cheating at cards
and turns from him TO the man who has
professcd honest love for her. and he
protects her. The Hawk" disappears
but Is later found i'm poverty, almost
squalor, but leading an honest life Then
II develops his gambling was that he
might give the woman he loved the COM
forts she required. and when detected he
gave over cards for honest toll. About
this time the wife learns that she does
love her husband and all ia well. This
skeleton hardly gives an idea of the
strong scenes. In which the wife de,
nounces the husband. and in which he
rehabilltates himself.
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Miss Eva Lang will open a special en-
gagement at the Boyd theater the evening
OF March 25. The breezy and fetching
comedy. Jerry" will be the offering.
There Is no actress better known in
Omaha than Miss Lang None who
achieved greater popularity than when
she appeared here as a stock actress and
was fixed in the affections Of the people.
Her vivacious manner and her gayety,
have made Miss Lang JOY for the the
ater both before and behind the foot
lights. Miss Lang will be supported by
Edward Lynch. The entire company is
well balanced. so that the sparkling COM
edy will be admirably done. Jerry" will
also be given beautiful stage setting.
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The Orpheum announces that, begin
ming with this afternoons performance,
Fritzi Scheff will be the stellar attrac-
ton for the current week. It was with
the Metropolitan Grand Opera company
that Miss Scheff won her earliest
triumphs I'm America, although she had
established herself I'm Europe before maxi
ing her debut in this country The last
light opera in which she starred was
Pretty Mrs. Smith," and her first light
opera was THE Two Roses" Perhaps
she was most popular in the title role
of Mile. Modiste." Another striking
feature this week will be ''spooks." a
novelty 20 he presented by Bayone W hip-
pie and Walter Huston Their offering
IL an ambitious farce, I'm which grotes1ua
songs and dances. with weird music are
the special features In comedy,
Doing Well, Thank You" James y.
Donovan, with Marie Lee, will be con-
spicuous Jack McCloud and AL Carp
| Perform on the banjo and violin with
| unusual effectiveness. Classic and spe-
cialty dances will be introduced by the
two attractive young women, the Zelgler
twins, assisted by Johnny Singer 1t Is
because more moods are to be expressed
| In music than In verse that HirscheI
Hendler calls himself "the poet Of the
piano" The Yardys contribute a demon
stration Of muscular development, IN
which the young woman OF the team per
forms stunts seldom. II ever, accom-,
piished by her sex. Scenes IN upper
Egypt and views Of picturesque st. Cloud
France, will be the exclusive motion pic,
ture subjects 70 be projected this week
by the orpheum Travel Weekly.
A tangible story Is told in the two-aet
burletta which will be presented by Max
spiegel's "strolling Players" with Billy
Mossey featured, at the popular Gayety
theater twice daily this week The book
gives Mossey plenty OF opportunity 10
display his ability as funmaker and he
Il seconded BY Harry Crawford, an eecen-
trio comedian. The Hayward sisters and
Georgie Granger are the feminine prin-
eipals. and they are further assisted by
the stantons and Howard and Mohr, a
quartet OF performers who are making
their first appearanes in burleaquA tha