Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

rehearsals. 1t frequently occurs that
a play is rehearsed from two to lC
weeks for run of only one. In this
process the actor frequently misses
an opportunity for engagement with
success that would ensure him
steady employment. To this the
manager answers that he risks his
cash against the actors time, and
they therefore take equal chances
on whatever gamble is involved in a
new play. Other items in the bill
of grievances are worthy of con-
Sideration, and the fact that the big
gest of New York's theaters were
closed in midflight by reason of the
strike shows how serious it is.
Another announcement of the
week that must hold attention for
the moment is that Adolph Zuker,
hitherto known only in connection
with the moving picture industry,
has essayed to assume the toga laid
aside by the late Charles Frohman.
Mr., Zrkor has been remarkably sue
cessful in his film ventures, from all
points of view, and it will be we'll
worth while to watch how he pro-
crosses in his efforts to take up the
work so splendidly done by c. F."
The Empress theater has a most
attractive bill arranged for its pa
irons the first half of the week. The
Imperial Pekinese troupe are COM
edy jugglers and their spinning plate
finish surpasses anything of like
nature. One of the hits of the cir
cult is the Three Harmony Notes, a
trio of entertainers who specialize
OH the xylophone. With their &C
centuated syncopations they simply
throw jazz over the footlights reck-
lessly. Wilson and Wilson are
dusky harmony singers with a pen
chant for syncopation. They also in
troduce a great variety of dancing
steps. One of the comedy sketches
is offered by Billy Miller and COM
pany, who headline the show for the
last half of the week Comedy
crowds almost every line. Under
the title of The Darktown Circus"
the Abyssianian Three give num-
Der with excellent harmony singing,
good banjo playing and plenty of
real laughable comedy.
The mechanism OF the popular
Gayety will start to revolve at a
rapid pace for the new season on
Saturday matinee, August 10, this
being the 10th consecutive season
of musical burlesque at that house.
Manager Johnson announce as the
opening attraction a brand new edi-
ton of Al Reeves famous Beauty
Show" 1t has but recently been
known that Mr. Reeves was "in"
on a big munitions plant in New
Jersey during the recent unpleas-
antness and the story has it that
he literally Cleaned up" while the
market for bullets was at its
zenith. At any rate, he has writ
ten Mr.. Johnson that in signing
contracts and equipping his new
show, money counted as nothing,
and that he is willing to leave it
to the public to decide as to
whether a more gorgeous produc-
ton was ever seen on the Columbia
circuit
AS to policy and prices, the
Gayety will make no change-the
daily dime matinee for ladies, and
every night being ladies' night, be-
ing continued as solid and unchang-
able as the rock of Gibraltar. The
box office opens Thursday. morn
ing; season reservations may be
made.
For the opening of the Orpheum
season, the headline attraction is
to be the U. S. Jazz band, the larg-
est organization of its kind in the
world. And for the second week,
beginning August "a. the Marion