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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 10. 1911. IONIGH ...VlONBAY"TUMUAY MOST. S. 91MQM Ttmt HcnpyWoodmll in "The Prince of Tonioht" A XtrSIOA.Ii rAJTTAST SapcD Ct, rsfnlait CSom, Xw rrodnctlon, Fw Soar. w oi Xf- (Mti, K w Ino. Trtmm tf. He, 75o, 11.00 d 10 11 1 .l, i - . c, iMLinsrf m 'r ' A I A I . V :.i V IB - HZS J. U. Barrta a wrltinf w -Alica Bit by tha Ftr." ba'waa duly ImpreMed with that tima which tomi to a girl whan bar mothar no longar can balp tar, when ha reac!ie that "dark eu-eam" which aha muat croaa aiona, whlla bar mothar ttanda en tha tar aida waiting to waleotna her when tha baa croeeed. but unabia to aaiiat har during tha paa " Mr. Barrla bring thla out baautU tully and impraaftvely and tha adulu In bla audience grap hi meaning. But In bla eloquence Mr. Barne .forgot that tha boy aiao muat croaa that "dark itream," and must croaa it alone. It ii an untortunau condition of our life that thla gulf be tween youtn and maturity baa no bridge or lighted cauaeway on which the young Zolke can pat over. Mr. 6elwyn haa la ome meaaure performed for the boy tha eerrica Mr. Barrle rendered the glrL la writing "The Country Boy" be muat have bad In mind the approaching dUUlua.on want or the lad. It : uot tirattd tea erly. parhapa. aa Mr. Barrle dealt with the girl, for the boy la not a mollycoddle, evad hie untried nature reenu tha effort, made to ehield him from the ahock. He ceta bla bump, juat aa bla father before fctm bad to take It, and juat aa ail the race of man. atretchlng back even to Adam, .have bad to endure It The ahock la aevere, but It eeeina neceaaary. The world would a delightful place In which to apend eme'a exlatanea If the ideala of boyhood could only bo reaiUed in manhod. But the boy la doomed to diaappointmeat, tn that be find that people are eelfUh, are though Ueee. are frlvoloua and often ua crupuloua; that wickednesa abound and that deceit 11 ee ever in wait. If after be baa learned thla, be can bold up bla bead and take bla place among men, keeping hii wn mind clean and hoMing iaat to eorae portion of hia ar.attered dream, be la worth while. Thla la tae leeaon of "The Country Boy." It la told very effectively, both by Abe author and by the piayere. - Tbo Immediate etiect of tha proteat fegainet the exploitation of one of the prin cipal figurea In a acnaaUonal murder trial leraa to defeat the mangertal cupidity and prevent the appearance on the atage of 1x1 whoee only recommendation to tha yubllo la that aba la aunk ao far in ehame That ahe no longer known what It meane fXhU proteat went up moatly from women. but their Indignation waa well atfpported by thinking men. It la not a proteat Agelnet the proteased dire of Beula.b Bin tori to reform and earn aa boneet living It la agalnat tha proposition to parade ber g-efore the pubUo aa an "attraction." thug offendina an honored Drof AABinn. She h,i ao talent, and no poaatbio claim on public attention except such a demands an Apology in advance. Her only appeal svould be to the morbid, to the thoughtiea. suid tbo effect of her praaaco oq the atage could only bav ona effect. It would show that tbo ton of publle exhibitions bad punk to A level far below deooney, and that poelUve Insult to tnteUigeno could be triad A profitable venture. That la what tbo protest of the women atopped. but it 1 little to the credit of the manager, in volved that tbo protest waa neceesAry. If JBeulah Blniord la sincerely seeking an op portunity to reform, la earnest tn ber de- N7 'Xr fl v aire for aympathy and opportunity to earn an honest living, she will find plenty of help, but the atage la no place for her or har kind. The women, and the men, too, whose lives are given over to the work of the profession of acting.' and whose devo tion to the art of the theater has lifted It to so high a plane, must feel tome definite encouragement tn the fact that public op position haa spared them from the degrada tion that waa propoeed. Tha theater la too large a part el our national social Ufa to be subjected to such pollution. Miss Lillian Fitch has returned from her summer trip to New Tork. and will soon renew ber activities In connection with the Bran dels School of Acting. While In New Tork she had the privilege of witneasing soma Liebler rehearsals and ao oomee back refresh ad wtih first-hand knowledge of the latest tn stag methods. What the Managers Promise This Week Whan "Tha Prince of Tonight" makes bla bow before local playgoers at the Brandels tonight the reason for the success of this Mort H fringar musical fantasy will Im press itself upon the audience at once. There is action both in rouele and dialogue from rise to fall of tbo curtain. Scenic beauty and gorgeous costumes delight the eye and' tuneful maloAiea are abundant. Henry - Woodruff appears in tbo title role. Hough. Ads ma and Howard, Author of Tha rilrung Prinoaaa." "Mia Nobody from Star land." "The Time. Place and the Girl." "The Girl Question" and other suc cesses are also reaponaiblo for "Tbo Prince of Tonight." Mort H. Singer baa provided this attraction with one of tbo moat elab orate productlona . aver aean ea tour. Henry Woodruff is seen as a stranded col lege youth at "The Breakers, " Palm Beach, where he Is employed aa a life saver. Be cause of hi lack of position And wealth, ha la Jilted by a beautiful heiress, t'nder the speil of the magic hour ot the blooming of the coutury plant, bo become Prince of LunitanlA for the night and unless be Is kissed by tn right girl before tbo night passe ho la to die with the break of dawn. Some of Joseph E. Howard cAtobieet songs. Are to be beard, among them "To night Will Never Come Again." "I Can t Help railing in Love." "Her Eyes Are Blue for Tale." "I Ctn't Bo True So Far Away." 'The Beat Thing That a WAlter Doe Is Wait," "I Fall In Love on Monday" and "You're a Dear Old World After All." The nam of "Al.ae Jimmy Valanuce." the bank burglar with fingers ao sensitive that he ean open a vault by the enso of touch, without knowledge of the combina tion, baa become a household word through out the country, though the play in which be figurea aa been aee In a few cities only. Great baa been the success of Paul J Armstrong play by that nam In lu two years in New Tork at the historic Wsilack's theater. Tb country-wide reputation of Alias Jimmy Valentine" haa emanated hitherto largely in the favorable reports of the play aent out from the eastern metrop ollA H. B. Warner, the splendid creator of tha role of "Alia Jimmy Valentine" la thla aeaaon being aent on tour by Liebler A Co. and local tbeater-goere will have a chance to e hlra nest Thursday, Friday and Saturday when he fills an engagement at tb Brandela. AUa Jimmy Valentine" la sot a crook In tha play. Hla bank-looting days are sup posed to have elapsed by the time we first meet him In Sing Sing prison. He haa met "tha" girl "fallen for the decent girl" game aa one of hla pals expressed It and his one ambition la to keep clear of the police and to live an honest life. This is not an easy thing for Jimmy. The police still have "something on him" for crimes committed tn the past, and It la only by outwitting them completely as to bis Identity that Jimmy manages to keep out of their clutches. Finally, In one of the most thrilling scenes staged in recent years. Jimmy is forced to reveal his Identity in the presence of the girl he loves and the deteotlva that haa been on hla track. It would spoil the point to reveal in advance tbo way In which Jimmy extricates himself from the ensuing difficulties. The original Wallace's theater company la to support Mr. Warner when this successful play baa Its first bearing tn this city. - "The Chaperon" will run all week at the American, tha first matinee of the aeaaon George Cohan to NCE upon a time, to be more i exact, nearly two years ago, Oeorge MCchan came out with I a (Utement that he was through with musical comedy for good and all. and that henceforth he auji4 fill his unemployed time in grinding out straight comedies and farces. This, as noted, wa nearly two year ago. Now he ha changed hi mind and la coming back to tha footlights After a long rest and protect himself at hia own theater In New Tork City, commencing September &. in A musical farce from his own pen entitled. "The Uttle Millionaire." George M Cohan' success in the musical comedy field haa made him more or leas of an authority on that branch of hlatrl onio art. As a consequence his opinion bear some weight, and hla advice Ir in much demand by would-be players who ars yet In the embryo state. On of these recently wrote Mr. Cohen and asked his opinion as to what was the best school to select aa tha first atep when contemplating a stage career musical com edy or stock work This was Mr. Cohan's answer In part: Look up the soldier manual of arms Study its clauses anent the correct way to keep step. Then after you have mastered the "hep, hep." mark tim hep of tb boya in blue or khaki annex yourself to a stock company and absorb some real stag tech nic before you apply for a Job In a musical play. for. take It from me. to be a sue. cessful musical comedy artist you roust, besides having the ability to distinguish the right foot from tha left, hav some Idea of the general demand of dramatic work. Therefore, a the dramatic spark. A necessary attribute of the player, but which la utually an acquired rather than an Inherited brilliancy, is most necessary Endeavor to get your rope around It In tha rigid routine demanded of stock organiza tions or the less rigid, but Just as convinc ing, schooling to be bad with a band of "seven towns a week" Actor who crculat In th high-grass region The rules laid down by the fly-by-night folks ,mey not be aa Altogether exacting as are those of tb stock compantea, but It's a hundred to on and a eiaeh bet to boot that after making umpteen hundred and umpty-thre tank town you will either be able to dis tinguish R. V. E. from th ug door, make your entrance without falling over a hoi In tbo graao mat or knocking down A aet house that th stag carpenter baa being given this afternoon. For the second L... C.y&e fitch s great comedy. "The Stubbornness of Geraldlne." been selected This play tells a good story In the way that was the author's own; It sparkles with wit and burner, and has In it many a shaft of clever satire. Tha characters are sharply- drawn and are real men and women, doing things that can be understood. The stubbornness of Geraldlne Lang, heroine of the play, is simply ber faith In the man she loves, who finally proves himself worthy of her. His own faith la equally stubborn and the comedy of the play comes quite naturally from this condition. The setting of the piece also is a bit of the author's genlua. the first act being located on the promenade deck of an Atlantic liner ona day out from New Tork. Manager Woodward will give bis personal attention to the staging of tha play, and this means It will be well put on In every detail. Arthur Peagon, who comes to tha Or pheum for a week, starting matinee today. Young Actors just erected In the third and fourth en- trances, or you will hav forever lost vour taste for the nomadic Ufa of a Thespian. bvary living soul into whose system th stag fever has crept (and no human being ean truthfully say they are entirely im mune from the visit of tn rascally little germj tries, at some time' or another, to break into the ahow busineea, and Always through the musical comedy get. They imagine. I presume, that musical plays are easy, not to say a Joke, when, aa a matter of fact, to be successful in this particular field of tb am u seme r.t world, the) Ability to mg And dance well must of necessity by reinforced with at least some alight dramatic knowledge, and the mor thor ough th educauon tn this brancn of tbo drama, the better for the player aeoklng tamo in it. As a matter of fact, musical comedy. farce comedy, and All tbo so-called lighter forms of entertainment to bo suc cessful, must bo taken seriously. M snag ere and proUuco. rocoguu this ya. and soma few players the ocas that you bear of as getting on tn their chosen profession; tbo brainless ore, tb failures in every other walk of human endeavor, always fetch up At tbo musical comedy barrier and we:gh in for the theatrical race with no thought of Its possible srustio triumphs, but with a dees determination to have a high eld time, see tb country And get a salary for doing it. They are cheaters. To this particular breed of nincompoops whoso presence In the theater cannot other than degenerate It, suggestion would have about as much effect as sticking your finger m a pool of water and expecting to find a hole when you withdrew it. But to th earnest aeeker. and even those who Imagine they have heard A call for balp from the Inner portale of the temple of the Muses. I would aay: First local th relative, position of your pedal extremities, settle, definitely, th on you should uee in marking time, then go to school tb real school of all successful stage students stock work or tank-town troupe with their umpteen hundred and umpty-thre "Joke town" play dates, and by this time if you have decided to Ignore tha wishes of your dear eld mother and your doting father, who have planned a diplomatic, minis tori al, bnslnee or legal career for their offsprings, do an Annette Keller man into too theatrical poo) and make s big a splash as you can. M fl (Vp3nua is well known a an entertainer with sonjs and ttcries. Mr. Des;on has evolved an original manner of using his sweet voice and presenting his story-telling proclivities. He was one of the prlnclpala with the 2-egfeld "Follies for four years and waa identified with "The Time, the Flaco and the Girl." He has many friends on and off the stage and his present vaudeville tour Is tald to be very successful. Omaha Orpheurr.ltes are promised a treat in this engagemfn: of Mr. Deagon. "The Court iers" I the title ot E. A. Rolfe's latest scenic musical production. Eleven per sona r resent thu musical story of the color, al days. M. Golden and his troupe of F.ussian troubadours will present dano- Ing entirely different from the usual Rua-i sian dancing act. They also play the Rus sian instrument known as the balallka. Lydell and Butterworth call themselves "The Light Brown Girl and the Funny Danoer." They dance, sing and cut funny capers. Mi$s Ruth Raynor, Edward Ham mer and Jack Carter will preaent Victor H. Smalley a skit, "Room H." Thla aklt has a clever denouement and is strong tn the element of suspense. "Biems, the Dan ish Conjurer." gained quite a distinctive place for himself in Europe. Albertua the First and Jessie Millar present "A Day at the Fair Grounds," which Is a merry melange of mirth and melody. Tbeee peo ple have Just returned from a tour of the world with their act. The show which comes to the Gayety today 1 a brand new show and Is said to possess many new features over the usual run of atuactlona of its kind. It 1 a Jeckj Dinger anow, canea tialudey A Curley s "Painting the Town." described as a mu sical operatic and terpslchorean extrava gansa posseEsing a real muaical comedy plot, which Is said to be full of rich and original comedy. The principal comedians are Will Halllday and Pete Curley. who are supported by an excellent cast, which in cludes Ralph Rockway, May Shirk. Clara Raymond. Margaret Howard, Geraldlne May. Batty Davidson. Thomaa Shields, John H Price. Joe Curley andA large chorus of especially selected sing-era and dancers A strong extra attraction la of fered in the form of a novel Parisian mys tery, which consists of the reproduction, Apparently from nothing, of numeroua paintings by the old masters. Margaret I King, here last season with "The Sere nedera," 1 th bright particular star among th feminine faction of tb big company whieb opens lu week engagement with a matinee today at 1 p. ra. Starting to morrow there will be a ladies' dime mat inee daily. ' A mnsical fare In two act, which will be enhanced by Miss Athmore Grey In a series of classic danoea, is the bill which Eearl Allen will preaent at the Krug tb- i alar all thla week, commencing with th usual Sunday matinee, under th name of "WlUlAma' Ideals." The ehow Is some thing new in burlesque and 1 under th personal direction of Searl Allen, who has gathered An Array of artists with him whose name speak for themselves and as sure tb patrons of the popular Krug theater that they will be royally antar tslned. Th first act is entitled "Th Money Makers." In which Mr Allen takes th part of a trAvaliaf AleamA. A lot of new eonge in thla are well rendered by a ehom of twenty pretty glrla. Th second 1 "A Modern Cannibal Kin" ludicroua situations by tbe core. Between th burletta Mis Athmor Gry. tb classic dancer, will present a series of classical dancea. Miss Grey has Just re turned to tbig country from London, where she gained much prominence as a dAncor. Her master wa Rossi, tb famou director of th AlhambrA theater in London. HI Xante la James. "What's your name?" aaked Clerk Lord in the municipal court In Boston. 'James. ' "Whax your first namer James Now, listen to me. and give m your name." aaid Clerk Lord. ' My urns is James James " v, "ou m.ddie name? "What 1 It?" asked the clerk. James, ' tald the defendant. "I was christened James James James, being named after my father. James J. James Jame claimed to live in New Bedford but u waa -eaufied that of late he had been lodging on the Con.mon and at the south station. He waa sent to the stat farm for loitering Boston Glebe. A Pateat Talker. A Massachusetts mar s Invented a mechanical woman that will talk, another example of the perversity of genius. A mechanical woman that will talk Is about aa neceaaary and useful as a me chanical whale that will swim. We are told that you push a button in the M. W., and she starts the conver sation. Throw in th clutch and she talks fast. Open up the throtll Aod h flings bereeelf into the ditch. Of course. If the gearing I geared and the apark pluge are plugging, the mechani cal l j Iter can bo stopped without chloro forming or calling the polioe. Full, wnats tne good of itr-ClavclAnd Plain Dealer. Threo Days Starting Thursday Matinee Saturday Tiui at ViUuk'i Thr, irw York. X.XSBX.SB h CO, rrm H . B. WARNER IH A VXW FLAT BT FAUX. AJH1STS0 Jd "Alias Jimmy Valentine" Snfrrrtc4 tr O. Xtair'a Bhort Story, "A BBTftXZTZD ftZrOKKATXOlT" riyt 23a, 60e. Tfta, 91.00, 1.B0 Uat. 2o. 0c, T5o. flO. SCATS VOW. Next Sundav "THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER." IKRUG THSATERI 0E WEEK OODIEXCIXO AXD iPii IDEAL COaiEDIANS A $10,000 PRODVCXIOX. 20 BEAUTIFUL EXTR.4 Athmore Grey In Ilei DICKERMAN school ol ActlriQ and Voice Week Starting Matin loaay. Matinee Every Day 2:15; Every Nlfbt 8:15 Advanced Vaudeville Late Star of th Follies of 107-10- 1909-1910. Arthur Deapo By Prmtolon ot F. ZiegfoKl. Jr- "The Courtiers" a. Rolfo Elaborate Musical Offering. Special Orpbeum Importation M, GOLDEN and His Russian Troubadors Lydell and Butterworth The Light Brown Girl The n n4 tn Funny Dancer " Th Inuns Dramatic Incident "Room 44" By Victor Smalley. Siems Tb DAfllah Conjuror. firet Appearervc After Five Tears' n'nrM Tour. AlbBilus 1st & Jessie Millar The American Eccentric s no in. i, Cornetist, assipibu j Presenting "A 6cone At the Falrgroun4a. KINODROME Projecting tn Ltt in Animate Photography. ORPHEUM CONCERT ORCHESTRA 15 Talnt4 Musicians 15 Prices Wight lOe. . Oc, 52ST V.e ""MS ao. e-f ! "day. AatorAay AAA SuaAay. ..Announcement. MISS LILLIAN FITCH Announces the Opening" of the 8th Successful Season of the BRANDEIS and BOYD THEATERS SCHOOL OF ACTING Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 191L Studio memoaeled and Kedeeor ated. entire CI as tot 110 Hew Engaged. Classes la Elocution, Dramatic Art and Aesthetic Dancing Tor particulars, ad res s SOS oy 4 Theater BoUAlng. I - Phoui. BOH. 494. Xad. A-1494. I i ii . 10 LTIXEE TODAY 2:80 P. M. n3 rn UZ2 HIS A MUSICAL FAKCE IX TWO ACTS. WITH SHOW GIRLS 20 - Dauc Amiue" EXTRA ieim Dodge St. Fhone Bouf. 1610. Preparation for Pis t form and Stage. Concert, Drama, Cpcri Pupils Xay yjcter at Any Time. All Last Year' Oradoatei XMaced. Pupils BCay Enter at Auy Time. APt.EHIGAM fl THEATRE I Si O. D. WOODWARD. Mansger. Week Starting Sunday Mat., Sept. 10th. Mats. Tnesdsy, Thursday, Saturday, Miss Eva Lang AID TIE Woodward Stock Go. Xa a Seevntlfnl FrodnetlOB of "The Chaperon" A Comedy in Three Acts By Marion Fairfax TXS COSCPAITT Kiss Eta Lang. Kia Xiotus obb, Mis Adslla Salton. Kiss Blanche Monlton, Kiss Jean Margo, Kiss Katharine Sheldon, Kiss Francis Smith, XT. Kerry Barkaaxdt, Mr. Corertn Xnakmoor, XT. Frank McDonald, XT. JLosert Vreston, Mr. Jtobert KaU Bus sell. Mr. Clinton TusUb, Mr. Charles Buyout. Mr. KsJ Brlgr. Stage Director. Mr. Karl M. Gardner, Stag Mgr. , Week of Sept. lTth, "Tbe StubbornEss of 6era!dine" 17 IT'S AT IIEwi mf ayetY IT'S OOOO Serotod to strictly High Orad Extravegaase and Vaudeville TWICE DAILY AKLSLK MAT. TODAY Sunday Matinee Curtain at :00 Jack Singer Presents HALLIDAY & CURLEY (Formerly Co-star With Blanche King U "Tb Tanke CUrl") In tbe Original A BBAK9 KBW SKOW Company Include MARGARET KING THE ANIMATED GALLERY Reproduction of World's ramotts Fainting KTSTXFTXK( IBCHABTIKO EDDCATIOJtAI. Dear Keaderi As to painting the town you can select sny color you wish. How ever, my choice is a healthy, florid red as that will be the tint of your complexion from continuous laugh ter at hle bunch of wmmsicali'v E. I. JOKBSOB, Mgr, Oayety. Evening end Snadsy Matinee lac, toe, too and Tie. TyMats. 15C&25C Chew gun if you Ilka, but no ssnohtng L.tDIL' At Any Week TICKETS I t Daj Ma tine. BASE BALL OMAUA vs. DES MOINES ROURKEPARK sept, o-to Two Game Sunday, first Game) Called At X:80 MEBSHS9B PlIpTlI