Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

women OF grace and rare beauty. Last
seen here in the title role Of Every
woman" she will now be seen in an
admirable one-act play supported by
a company Of FIVE people. Featured as
comedian in "The Red Mill" the
Omaha actor, Franker Wood, comes
with the Omaha actress, Bunee
Wyde. They have popular skit
called That's All Right" Appearing
as waiter, Harry Lester Mason de-
livers a mono1ogue which rouses the
fieartiest, sort OF daughter. While
the Six Musical Cuttys no longer
exist as an organization, the brother
and sister, William and Margaret
Guilty, will offer a musical act as one
of the features of this bill. They
play number Of instruments. Emer-
son and Baldwin, juggling comedians,
are skillful and amusing. "A striking
example Of canine intelligence is DEM
onstrated by Snoozer, a fine bulldog,
developed by Mr.. Meredith. Hayes
and Rives are to present a skit called
THE Divinity and Her Escort" Pic
turesque scenes of curious places will
once more be shown in motion pic
lures by the Orpheum Travel Weekly.
Dorothy Jordan is announced as the
stellar feature at the Orpheum for the
week Of April %. Another feature
that week will be Ben Ryan and Har-
riet Lee in comedy sketch entitled
you've Spoiled It."
New York impresarios are beckon-
ing to Fred and Adele Astaire, the
youthful brotherE and sister from
Omaha who are traversing the Or
pheum houses in a finished singing
and dancing act. Offers have been
made to the young duo by scouts, who
want them for the Ziegfeld Follies in
New York next season. ,t.'
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The Empress management takes
pleasure in the announcement OF its
bill for the first half OF this week in
both vaudeville and photoplays. The
Hayashi Japs are the headliners and
said to be true wonder workers, baf-
fling the most careful observers with
their tricks. Mr.. and Mrs. Melburne
bring new comedy act, "Archie Hits
the Hay" Charles R. Sweet with a
piano and cornet presents bunch of
comedy and music of high order.
On the photoplay bill "The War" will
be shown Sunday and then taken off
for three days to make room for
Charlie Chaplin, his funny stick and
feet, which will be shown for three
days. The war pictures will then come
back Thursday for the last Of the
week rum. Gertrude Mccoy in "The
Lash of Destiny" an art drama in FIVE
acts, will be on for the first half.
This weeks attraction at the popu-
lar Gayety will be Harry Hastings
big show, with Dan Coleman, burles-
que's foremost comedian, surrounded
by a cast including Phil Peters, Alma
Bauer, Alvatez, Fay Martell and a big
radiant chorus, especially selected by |
Mr.. Hastings for singing and dancing
qualities. The costuming is one of
splendor, showing the latest creations
Of style. The scenic equipment is ex-
cellent. Matinees will be given daily |
and todays matinee starts at o'clock.
Madame Fanrie Rinehardt and her |
own Yiddish company, including |
Isador Meltzer and Ida Finen, will
play return engagement at the Bran
deis tonight, presenting new drama,
entitled 1.-TWO Mothers-in-Law."
May is to be reasonably busy
honth at the Boyd, according to an
made by Manager Bur-.
gess. On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, May 2, 3, and 4, he is to pre-
ent John Cort's company in THE
Masked Model" musical comedy un-
Ter the Shubert direction. Opening !
IN Saturday afternoon, May 5, for
kree performances, comes "Katinka,"
mother musical comedy that has been
curing the Pacific coast and creating
Of furore. All Jolson and
nc rest Of the big Shubert company
Il Robinson Crusoe, IT," is to be at