What
the Theaters
Offer
SIR HARRY LAUDER will b* at
the Erandeis the coming Friday
and Saturday. There will two
right performances and a Saturday
matinete. An eastern critic recently
wrote. "Lauder improves and mel
lows with age," and there is no doubt
that this international entertainer
never hid so great a vogue with the
public as ho has today. While he
will Introduce several new songs in
Omaha, and they are credited with re
taining the singer's Individuality,
there will be a generous revival of
ihe songs that first assured Lauder's
popularity. Some of these songs have
been shelved for several years, hut
the demand for their revival, it is
•said, has been so persistent that the
comedian has yielded to popular de
sire, The most famous of the re
vivals Is "She's M i Daisy." which lias
been whistled and sung all over the
world. "The Sunshine o' a Bonnie
f Lassie's 8mi®" and "Doughie the
Baker'' are also among the notable
revivals. Lauder's latest songs are
"Singing is the Thing to Make You
• 'lieery" and "Bella the Belle (V Dun
oon." Incidentally, Dunoon is Lau
der's home in Scotland.
In the Lauder company this season
•'•re: Winona Winter, well-known In
Omaha as a versatile entertainer: Do
, Pace, mundolinist; GintaVo, credited
with being a remarkable oriental per
former: the Brothers Gaudsmith, Lon
don Hippodrome elowns, and Uintah
Mas ter ma ii, whistler.
Lari Fuller, who made the first jazz
r records for the phonographs, brings
his New York Jazz band to the World
theater this week as the headline at
traction In a worthwhile Yuletlde bill.
Featured with the band is Miss Julia
Dawn, who introduces several num
bers. Siurli ltives and Billy Arnold,
present their latest comedy success,
‘ Chickens.'' An Interesting dramatic
episode entitled ''Fate” is presented
by Maurice Barrett and Fredic Clay,
ton with the assistance of Miss
Georgia B. Burdell. In snappy songs
and comedy trimmings Beck and
Stone have a rollicking melange of the
latest comedy tunes. The Kitamura
Japs, stars of the orient, offer a live
ly and diverting specialty. Arthur
Hays, on the World organ. off-rs an
other one of his original comedy
novelties, entitled "Feet.” This pur
ports to show in various musical num
bers the adventures of human feet
from infancy* to maturity.
The picture attraction is a riotous
full length comedy entitled. "Accord
ing to Hoyle.” It stars David Butler
and others well-known in screenland.
But one afternoon performance will
be given Christmas day. "A midnight
performance is scheduled for next
Sunday (New Year's eve).
A tuneful tale of youth, beauty and
laughter is ' Take It from Ale,'' which
opens at tlie Brandeis theater Sunday
and Monday, New' Year's eve and
New Year’s day, December 31 and
January 1 w ith a special matinee Alon
dny (New Tear's day). It comes to
Omaha after its successful metropoli
tan runs in New York at the Forty
fourth Street theater and Chicago at
the Sjtudebaker theater.
Catchy music, good comedy, pretty
girls, and fino clothes all are con
tributory reasons for its great sue
cess. The story of “Take It from Me”
is the story of a youth who must run
a department store for a year and
show a profit before coming Into tiie
fortune loft by his uncle. Alice Hills,
Robert Qipron, Joseph M. Walton
furnish the comedy, while the debonair
Reach Cooke makes an interesting
hero. Marjorie Sweet wins approval
TWO DAYS
and Saturday
DECEMBER 29-30—SATURDAY MATINEE
Friday and Saturday Evening., $1.00, $1.S0, $2.00 and $2.50
Saturday Matinee.SOc. $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00
Second Balcony Reeerved lor All Performancea •
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SIR HARRY LAUDER
——"EVER NEW"-—
Lin new songs and old favorites
1 COMPANY OF CLEVER ENTERTAINERS
"Th*rt U only one SIR HARRY LAUDER—ho stand*
alone.”—New York Sun.
SUNDAY and MONDAY
December 31 - January 1
Matinee 2:30 P. M., Monday (New Year’s Day)
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Present the World’s
Greatest Mystery Play
By Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
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iis a vamp, who helps advertise the
store and Myra Treska as the girl
who wins the fight for tiio store for
Tom Eggert and Incidentally his heart
and hand, has a captivating voice.
Others In tho east who are exceeding
ly clever are Harry Burnham, Charles
Welsh Homer, Chic Burnham, Frank
Gardlnnr, Henry W. Pemberton, Earl
Welding. Marjorie Fielding, Bobert
Hurt, Jane Ha/.elton, Bud Lorraine,
Dorothy Dana anti the beautiful "Kiss
Me” girls.
For a distinguishing stellar attrac
tion for the week starting matinee to
day, the Marion Morgan Dancers
come to the Orpheum. and notwith
standing the importance of the head
liner, an accompanying bill of excel
'wiee is promised. To surpass her
notable presentation of "Atttla,” Mrs.
Morgan has put her best efforts in
her new dance drama, “Helen of
which lias just finished a suc
cessful tour of the eastern houses
and Is now cnroute over the Orpheum
circuit. In the principal roles of the j
company, which is composed entirely
of American artists, will be Miss Jo
sephine McLean and Charles Haver
lin. Contributing her latest skit, Belle
Montrose, the popular comedienne,
brings a bit in song, story ami dance.
Roxy La Iiocca, tho harp virtuoso, is
icgistercd to provide a miscellany in
music timed to appeal to different
tastes. Carlton Emmy aud his pets, a
troupe of euto terriers, will provide a
romping element of tho program and
Mr. Emmy will lend variety to his act
in tlie cssayal of a monologue. De
scribing their work as “A Slight in
terruption,” Ralph C. Brven and Beat
rice Flint will offer a Blend of comedy
talk and singing. The.Chandon Trio,
two women and a man, are to perform
an aerial act, marked with grace and
case and including some thrills. Ex
ploited ns “The Watch Wizards.” John
and Nellie Olms disclose a number of
their own original creations as pres
dlgitators/ Aesop's Fables, the cat
loon comic, and "Topics of the Day”
precede the vaudeville and the Bathe
News Weekly will be the screen fca
tur to finish with.
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The management of tlie Empress
has completed arrangements with
George Lovett, “The Mental Marvel,”
to present his offering entitled “Con
centration,’’ for the lirst four days of
Christmas week. This season Mr.
Lovett has augmented liis offering
by the addition of Georgia Temple
ton, peeress, and his hand of super
musical artists, five in number. This
novelty adds greatly to tho act that
embraces mystery, music, science
and mirth. A skit entitled “The Wop
and the Flapper” will he presented by
ftoth nnd Slater. A high class sing
ing net will be that of William Royal
and Ann Valentine, who formerly
wero of the Manhattan Opera com
pany. For variety they inejude a
Spanish number and several dances.
For the last half of Christmas
week the Empress will present Jonia,
"the pearl of Hawaii,” and her com
pany of native islanders, five in num
ber, who will bo seen in a typical
and spectacularly scienlo musical
revue of much color. It is made up
of ntffivo melodies and dances. Jonia
will he found a striking Hawaiian
beauty and a graceful dancer. Her
company consists of Instrumental
ists. singers and dancers. The en
tertainment might be called "a tropi
cal serenade.”
Another important spoke* in tho
musical burlesque wheel revolved in
to Its place at the Gayety yesterday
afternoon wdien Joe llurtig's big
festival of fun, frolic and frivolity,
“The Greenwich Village Revue,” ar
rived for an engagement of ona
week, with matinee dally. This at
traction is in two acts and eight
soencs. There are 15 or 20 musical
interuldes of the popular variety and
there are any number of unique aud
graceful dances under the direction
of Ren Rernard. one of the most effi
cient men In his profession. Earl
Lindsay wrote many of the tuneful
and jingly musical numbers, while
Sam Morris is the author of the bur
lesque which bears the title of “Such
Is Life.” Tlie personnel of “The
Greenwich Village Revue” engages
Tom Senna and Ray Read as the
featured comedians. Johnnie Holli
man, Gertrude Webber, Tom Senna,
Margaret White and Miss Tenny Hil
son, a prlraa donna of engaging ways,
along with the two score chorus girls.
Tpday's matinee starts at 3. as does
the grand holiday matinee Christmas
day. \
The World promises a New Year's
vaudeville bill of exceptional magni
tude. Billy Kelly and his company of
musical comedy experts are the head
line feature. Tho Lameys, a com
pany of five novelty artists, provide
still another feature while prominent
among the six Hots is the sensational
Robinson's Plantation Right, a col
orded jazz organization reputed to be
one of the most expert bunds in vaude
ville. The performance schedule for
vaudeville lias been somewhat rear
ranged for Sunday, December 31. But
one matinee will lie given that day
with the show starting at 3.30 while
the starting time of the night shows
has been set at 6:15, S:30, and 10:45,
the latter lasting until after the ad
vent of 1923.
‘‘The Bat” will bo presented by
Wagenhals and Kemper at ttio Bran
dels theater January 4, 5, G. and 7,
matinee Saturday, ‘"fho Bat” is the
Joint work of Mary Roberts Rinehart
and Avery Ilopwood, reason sufficient
in itself for its tremendous suucoss.
Next week, starting Sunday, Decem
ber 31, on which date two New Year’s
eve performances arc to he given at
the Orpheum, Victor Moore anil Knimn
Littlefield presenting “Change Ypur
Act or Back to the Woods” conic as
the headline attraction. Two big
time special feature ads are to lie
r.n the program. Olio of these is to
be Circlta Arilinc assisted by Tyrell and
Mack in a story in dance called "The
French Model. ' Donnelly assist
ed by Miss Marjorie Dalton, with a
novelty sketch entitled "Tis and
Tisn’t,’’ will be tho other.
Tclmauyl on his various tours met
wilh tins most interesting experience
while lie was "cnroulo” to tho north
ern part of Norway. The sea was
raging tumultously and they could
tiol continue to travel. Tclmanyl says
"After such a storm I will not fear any
sea voyage and nothing would ever
make mo seasick when we come out
of this wonderful.glorious wonder of
nature. Be not surprised to learn that
r am describing this storm in music
Photoplay
at 12. 2:30,
5, 7:30 and
10 P. M.
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Big-Time
Vaudeville at
1:40, 4. 6:40
and 9 P. M.
11 to 11—Continuous Shows in Rotation—11 to 11
WE EXTEND TO YOU OUR CHRISTMAS GREET
INGS WITH THE WONDER SHOW OF THE YEAR
FIRST FOUR DAYS OF CHRISTMAS WEEK
THE ABSOLUTE CLIMAX
of Ail Sensational Offerings,
GEORGE LOVETT & CO. in “Concentration”
Assisted by “WONDERFUL” GEORGIA TEMPLETON 1\0pnrrMc
and the Incomparable Mysterious Orchestra
Willie Missem & Co. |
in “An Artistic Novelty**
Wm. Royal ft Ann Valentine
"Singer* of Note*’
ROTH & SLATER
“The Wop and the Flapper'*
METRO’S BIG SPECIAL
WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST
“FORGET-ME-NOT”
A Photodi aim* of Hungry Hearts.
The Story of a Girl Nobody Wanted.
Shows that Mother Love Cannot Be Charted.
A Drama of the Children of Charity.
A Glad Play of Laughter und Tears.
One of the Seven Wonder Pictures of the Year
Sutton’s Sensational Empress Orchestra Playing “Pagliacci” by Leon Covallo
Empress Orchestra Offers Special Musical Program for Christmas Day Only,
Entitled “Christmas Chimes”
HAROLD LLOYD
—in—
“Two Scrambled”
MUTT & JEFF
—in—
“Jim Jam*’’
FOX
NEWS
Renaissance of Greek Ideal
in Classic Dance of America i
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By MARION MORGAN.
Followers of the dance who have
visited Europe within the last few
years realize that America at the
present moment is the home of the
classic and would-be classic dance.
Every musical show, most vaudeville
shows and nil the big spectacular
shows give prominent place to. the
ever-increasing movements of tlvj
dance.
Whether permanent or not. it winn
only lie a short time before I he
pantomimlfc baltet will lie tin integral
part of every show where various
types of entertainment are woven
together to form a program of tho
lighter vein.
With tho cultured Greeks, tho
dance was a ]>art of their daily lif
—in gymnasium, in festival, in fune
ral, in drama. In festive social gath
erings, which commemorated soma
event of importance, the women,
danced as an expression of-cultured
art in great contrast to the jazzing
couple dancing of tlie present civili
zation.
If America fulfills»the hop? of the
artist of today, sho may in time live
again llie golden age of the dance,
an art form of expression performed
jn the home, at social events, religious
ceremonies, funerals and gathering
where a dignified nrt form expressed
by tho complete human body rather
than Just the voice, as in singing, or
speaking or the mechanism of the
musical Instrument as in modern in
strumentalism.
Dancing is the oldest of the arts,
as old as Mother Nature herself. The
early savage commenced with the
sunie intuitive motive as the cultured
Greek, to express in a rhythmic form
and mood his innermost feelings and
longings, which can never be ex
pressed by' language, for words are
but symbols of the human emotion
and will ever prove inadequate to ex
press and reveal the entire man. As
the dance, so its people, for it is the
chosen free expression of leisure hours
typifying the social, artistlo and in
tellectual status of the nation as a
whole.
Of all the arts music is the most
appreciated and understood by the
masses at the present time. A great
singer or violinist will fill a. large
auditorium with a mixed audience
from all walks of life, while a great
as wonls are insufficient to tell. Tou
may hear tho roaring of these waves
some day from the strings of my vio
lin.” Tclmanyi will he heard at the
Rrandels theater on Wednesday, eve
ning, January 3.
At the Brandels theater for three
days starting Monday, January S, with
matinee Wednesday, Augustus Fitou
will present the magnetic and ever
popular comedienne, Miss Elsa Ryan,
in the delightful comedy, “The Inti
mate Strangers,'’ by Booth Tarking
ton. Seldom has Miss Ryan been so
fitted with a play to give scope and
opportunity for the dainty and charm
ing player of parts that she is. A
rare phase of her artistry is that it
does not seem to he artistry at all—
impressing one as nothing beyond the
natural, inevitable and impulsive func
tioning of a very human and a very
womanly woman.
dancer or dance organization will have
to draw from the small ranks of those
who by training or impulse have the
necessary love of the beautiful which
enables them to understand and thus
appreint© the art of the dance.
A painter, sculptor, musician or nc
tor \' ill understand the various quali
ties that arc cmhrfced in dancing.
Composition, as high an art form
and as difficult ;n this medium as in
music or po**tr\. is little u ulcraiood
or enjoyed by these w he are dead
to form In the other arts.
Whereas, in, nutate, the emotions
rather than the appeal to form are
Involved, in the classic dance the
sculptural quality of composition is
tbs dominant and outstanding appre
ciation to bo developed in order to
enjoy.
We must amt forget that this new
expression is still in its Infancy and *
in its growth may reach undreamed
of helghths. unknown yet to ths art
world, but as to its place as a perina
m ut and serious art form, there can
be no doubt, nnd Its ultimate arrival
in a pure art form Will depend largely
upon tlio intelligent understanding
and discrimination on tho part of the
audience.
IF SANTA COULD,if
BY PUTTING THE GAYETY IN AS HIS MOST JOY-GIVING
PRESENT—BUT AS THERE'S ONLY ONE LITTLE OLD GAYETY
—HE ADVISES EVERYBODY TO GO THIS WEEK AND OB.
SERVE THE DOZENS OK
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-VILLAGE MODELS **U
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Greenwich Village It that section of New York
City. Including Washington Square and the nar
row adl-rent streets. the resident! In which are
ultra-Bohemian In their likes and their living.
The Villagers principally comprise painter*,
authors, sculptors, acton. Naw Thought cultlsta
and what-not. Incidentally, bobbed hair was
first “discovered" In tht- Village. The carefree
revels In the many studios are quite well-known.
Every day—or rather, night—Is a holiday I"
Greenwich Village
TODAY’S MAT. AT 3:00 50c &X £&
'Get Set* for the Gayety’e Original Idra, the Annual Midnite Show New Year’s Eve.
Matinee Daily, 2:15 Every Night, 5:15
WEEK STARTING MATINEE TODAY
MERRY CHRISTMAS BILL
Arl At Rj ftosi Sublime and Exalled Heigbl 1
Jhe Marion Morgan Dancers
In. A Colossal Presentation of
" Helen Of Troy °
RALPH C.—BEVIN A FLINT—BEATRICE
A Slight Interruption
ROXY
LA ROCCA
Wizard of the Harp
CARLTON EMMY
AND HIS PETS
Prettiest Act iq Vaudeville
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CHANDON TRIO
Aerielitte Supreme
JOHN & NELLIE OLMS
The Watch Wfiarrfa
BELLE MONTROSE
In “Her Only Chance"
Topics ofy the Day — Aesop's Fables — Pathe Newt
MATINEES
15c to 50c
Plus U. S. Tax
TWO SHOWS NEW
YEAR’S EVE
lot Show 7:50, 26 Show
10:15.
nights
15c lo $1.00
pin. u. s. t«*
To You and Yours the World Theater Extends Every
wc&tv&z Good Wish Jor a Merry Christmas
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For the Finishing Touch to a Happy Yuletide
Season See This Gala Bill at the
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There’s fun aplenty, a bit of drama, a dash of song, a
riot of jazz and a little novelty to make worth
while holiday entertainment
The Daddy of Jazz (Himself)
Earl Fuller
The man who made the first jazz records and his
NEW YORK JAZZ BAND
Featuring Julia Dawn, “The Girl From Rector’s”
FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
EARL FULLER’S BAND WAS THE
ATTRACTION AT RECTOR’S, N. Y.
MAURICE BARRETT
and
FREDERIC CLAYTON
Present “Fate,” a
_unique one-act play_
SHIRLI RIVES
and
BILLY ARNOLD
in the comedy success,
_“Chickens” _
BECK & STONE KITAMURA BROS.
Singer* with trimmings Stars from the Orient
Arthur Hays introduces another ultra-clever
comedy organ solo entitled ‘‘Feet”
“ACCORDING TO HOYLE”
If you’re looking for laughs, you’ll find them in this rollicking picture
play starring—DAVID BUTLER—HELEN FERGUSON
Vaudeville today at 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10
Other days (including tomorrow) 3:20, 6:45, 9:10
Nights, Sundays and Holiday Mats.—10c, 50c. Other Mats.—10c, 30c
Performances continuous daily from 1 p. m.
NEXT SATURDAY—A NEW YEAR’S BILL
THAT WILL BEAT THE “WORLD’S RECORD”
Special Midnight Show New Year’s Eve-—Starting at 10:^5-—jjgysfc
