Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-29
AT THE
THEAT Frs
THANKSGIVING day was a
genuine holiday for the Omaha

m THANKSGIVING day was a
genuine holiday for the Omaha
theatres; that is to~say, each
one was packed twice with holiday
audiences, eager to enjoy the offer
ings. Leave It to Jane" at the
Boyd, was witnessed twice by the
biggest attendance of the week, and
while the company did not lay off
the big eats, its work was not mar
red by the fact that all were well
fed. The engagement ends Satur-
day night, with another matinee on
Saturday afternoon.
If inquiries at the box office may
be taken as a basis for predictions
William Hodge will have a most
successful engagement here when
he presents "A Cure for Curables"
at the Boyd, starting with Sunday
night and ending on Wednesday.
This latest comedy by Americas
favorite comedian, is said also to be
his best.
"A Ray Of Sunshine" the sNt Of
fered this week at the Ohpheum by
Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman,
has an element of charm seldom
seen on the vaudeville stage. "The
Girl on the Magazine" is lavishly
staged and presented. Hilarious
comedy is the chief element OF the
character comedian, Ell Brendel. On
Thanksgiving day two capacity
audiences enjoyed the vaudeville.
Today and Saturday will see the
last four. performances of D. w.
Griffith's Hearts of the World" at
the Brandeis Theater. The large
symphony orchestra, which accom-
panies the photoplay, is no small
part of the entertainment.
Edward Esmonde and company in
The Propville Recruit" at the EN-
press were very we'll received yes
terday.. Plunkett & Romano give
talking and singing and dancing act
that is out of the ordinary. Wiesser
and Reeser, blackface comedians,
bring forth much laughter. The
Five Hickory Nuts, have a comedy
acrobatic number that is good.
The closing performances of The
Social Maids" will occur at the
Gayety this afternoon and evening
Dancing George Stone will appear
at both performances. Tomorrow
matinee those two Omaha favorites,
Al. K. Hall (alcohoD and Bobby
Barry will begin their annual weeks
engagement. They are still with the
maids of America" but such great
changes have been made in the story
and such great additions scenically
that it is practically new show.
Ladies matinee today and Saturday.
Clothes make the man in "A Tail
or-Made Man." and, with a little
nerve on his part, win for John Paul
Bart, the hero of the play, a place
in society and job in the employ
of great captain of industry-all
in single night. 1t will be pre-
sented by 'Cohan and Harris at the
Brandeis theater, for an engagement
of five performances, starting Sum-
day night, December |. 1t will be
presented here by one of the finest
casts ever assembled by Cohan and
Harris, and with a frst-class pro-
duction.
!, The only play on the American
stage today that deals with life on
the Hawaiian Islands. "The Bird
of Paradise" will again be seen at
the Boyd's theater for three nights,
commencing Thursday evening, De-
cember 5. Florence Rockwell will
be seen as Luana. The native
Hawaiian singers are one of the
features of the piece. The new
stage production is said to be lavish
in its tropical settings and colorings,
especially the last act, showing Mt.
ilauea, Hawaii's dreaded volcano, in
violent eruption. lf.N
!" + A Mother