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THE OMAHA SUNDAY RUE: MARCH 4. 1917. 11 B ' AifeTfl( J eaters oaH N Montgomery andi IV AT I Mone appear at the Bran I VV I deis theater, beginning I I next Wednesday alter muH noon, play-goers who may not have seen them will have the opportunity of determining for themselves why it is that this team of comedians has gained such a wonderful hold on the theatrical public. Their first real solid $2-a-seat success was with "The Wizard of Oz," where Montgomery played the Tinman and Stone the Scarecrow. It was after this phe nomenal success of several seasons that Charles Dillingham undertook their management, and since that time they have gained additional fame and fortune, until today they are the best known of American comedians in their particular line of endeavor. After coming under the manage ment of Mr. Dillingham they ap peared in the Victor Herbert operetta, "The Red Mill" and also in "The Old Town' 'and later with Elsie Janis as co-star in "The Lady of the Slipper." So successful were each of these productions that they lasted several seasons each, but it has re mained for their latest vehicle, "Chin Chin," to exceed in point of popularity anything they have previously at tempted. "Chin Chin" was first pro duced in Philadelphia in September, 1914, and remained there for two or three weeks, when it was taken to the Globe theater, New York, (Mr. Dill-1 ingham's own house) and there began a Tun that is memorable in theatrical history. It was not until the middle of the summer of 1915, that both Montgomery and Stone begged for a week off on behalf of their actors and themselves. One week of respite was granted them ana then the run was resumed and t:ot discontinued until over a year and a half had elapsed. wnen DooKings in Boston and Uu cairo for that season made it neces sary for "Chin Chin" to leav. Now Mr. Dillingham is bringing the entire organization here on a tour which 'will embrace only the larger cities of "the east and middle west. "Chin Chin" was written by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside, with the musi by Ivan Caryll, the British composer, while R. H. Burnside, responsible for the big jNew xorK Hippodrome successes, , staged this huge entertainment. There are twenty-two musical numbers in "Chin Chm," maiiy of which have become classics, including "Goodby Boys, I'm Thro," "Love Moon, "Temple Bells," "Violet," "Wedding Bells of Silver," "Gray Dove" and "Bally Mooney." Supporting Mont gomery and Stone are such flayers as the Brown Brothers and their clown band, Gladys Zell, Violet Zell, Bessie Franklin, Margate! Irving, Patricia Ryan, Gretchen Thomat, Helen Mellette, Grace Lang, Helen Will iams, Alberta Randle, Douglas Stev enson, Oscar Rugland, Charles Mast and Jay Quigley. YvomeJDarle tn 'TAeb'gi ".The Lilac Domino," the three-act musical success by Charles Cuvillier, will be the attraction at the Brandeis next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and a special-priced mat inee Wednesday. Impresario Dippel feels proud of this big production. The score ripple and sways along in a variety of tempos, the syncopations f which were specially arranged by Mr. Milan Roder of Vienna. The young girls in the chorus disport themselves in a number of gorgeous costumes. Among the notables of the cast are Bradford Kirkbride in the leading role; Yvonne Dade, with a high and tweet soprano voice; Marie Hamilton, songbird, with effervescent spirits; Andree Corday, Anita An drews, laena Lorber, Irene Perels, Julia Fontane, Harry Hermsen, George Curzon, Joseph Carey, Arch ibald Gilchrist, are some of the prin cipals. Some of the most popular mu sical numbers are "Song of the Chimes," sung by Mr. Kirkbride and .miss uarie; "I lie Lilac Domntt, "Let the Music Play," nVhat Is Done You Never Can Undo," "Ladies' Day," and "On the Gay I iveria," and many others. There is dancing, too, of almost every variety. An orchestra af over twenty handle the score under he direction of Irving J. Schloss. "Fair and Warmer," that brilliant ind successful farce by Avery Hop wood, which was made famous over the whole country within a week of its New York opening, will be pre sented by Selwyn & Co. at the Bran, deis theat-.. for three days, beginning Thursday, March 15. During the year 3. its run at the l Harris theater in New York "Fair and Warmer" played io capacity houses. Inevitably iuch continuously large attendance con tains many visitors from out of town and from these grateful and delighted visitors ''Fair and Warmer" received ine country-wide advertising wnich tfTTHTUB OaSBOrf TflGHUUfHEBS i4 TUB EMPJIBSS treat of the season. Avery Hop wood's reputation was made by "Seven Days" and enhanced by "No body's Widow." "Fair and Warmer" lifted it wholly beyond the reach of competition. Selwyn & Co. will pre sent this play here with an excellent cast of farceurs. "For the Man She Loved," which will be given at the Boyd today for six nights with matinees, today, Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Sat urday, is frankly a melodrama of the type that has found favor with the patrons of the pfayhotise during sev eral seasons past. It has for its proto types such popular plays as "On Trial," "Common Clay" and "Within the Law," to name but a few of the more recent ones. As the title indi cates, the theme is based on the sac rifices and trials of a woman for the man she loves. In effect it is a page out of the life story of Mary Ballard, but in its naturalness and realness it suggests what might reasonably hap pen to any woman. It will be played by competent olavers. it is nromisecl. and will have the benefit of complete scenic equipment. Louis Mann is to be the stellar at traction at the Orpheum this week. People who have admired Mr. Mann in such plays as "The Man Who stood Mill and Elevating a Hus band will not want to miss seeing imiu iu uic umc-cul aaurc, a military episode called "Some Warriors." Clara Lipman, who in private life is Mrs. Mann, colaborated with Samuel Shipmaji in supplying the comedian with the vehicle which he is to pre sent here. The cleverness and droll humor of Jimmie Barry in depicting humorous country types of character are qualities wnich have won for him wide popularity. He, with Mrs. Barry, arc to present their most pop ular sketch, "The Rube." John and Winnie Hennings will be one of the features of the show. John is an ec centric dancer, unique pianist and sings songs in laughable fashion. His pretty partner 13 a finished cornetist. Joe Harris and Flossie Campbell talk aviation. Their offering is called "The Ave-ate-her." In his illusions Wallace Galvi.j introduces an egg which has made him famous all over the world. His performance is a revelation of staee mao-ir In classic poses Budella Patterson, an American girl of sculptural propor tions and artist's model, will be an interesting feature. Fancy club swinging and nensational bag punch ing will be displayed by Ernie Potts and comoanv. Boxins and wrrcilimy are features of their act In the mo- Weekly curious foreign fishes will be shown. Utner subjects will be native venders ot 1 .u.ia a... the Bois de jou.oine park, of Paris. The famous Euronean illusionists. Le Roy, Talma and Bosco, are sched uled to headline the bill at the Ur pheum for the week of March 11. The firm of Servais Le Roy & Co., London, hngland, provide magicians, sleight-of-hand performers and illu sionists throughout the world, with their paraphernalia, but their bus). ness is so systematized that Servais Le Roy finds time for tours demon strating, with the assistance of Mile. Mercedes Talma and Francisco L. Bosco, a number of the firm's most startling inventions. The three give a baffling exhibition. Two American big-time feature acts will be on the same bill. One of these will be "The Volunteers," a singing novelty, and "The Age of Reason," a comedy suc cess from the reportory of the Wash ington Square Players. Next week the Boyd is to house one of the most popular plays of the decade, the Hartley Manners comedy "Peg o' My Heart," a piece which has served to. bring out more ingenue leading women than any other play in the recollection of theater-goers. Miss Carewe-Carvel heads the com pany to be seen at the Boyd. ' "The Burlesque Review" at the Gayety theater this week is under the direction of Jacobs & Jermon, Inc., and is one of th stellar attractions of the Columbia circuit Harry K. Morton is the star of the organiza tion. In the cast with him are Zella Russell and Danny Murphy, Flossie Everette, new to burlesque; Julia de Kelety, Harry O'Neal and Al Dean. Its great pantomine, 'The Apple of Paris;" its humorous conception of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and other bright hits make it almost impossible to enumerate each one. There are twelve different scenes, twenty-four musical numbers, twenty-eight girls in the chorus and eight male voices OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" V&flfi4e77t P"r M,u- "-"-so W Ew'ft, 1S-ZS.50-73S Brand Niw Harry K, Morton, Zella Ruaull. Danny Murnhy, Floilla Ewren. Julia DaKaltty. "Ttia Analo of Parli": Travaity an "Unala Tom'a Cabin." Danolna Beauty Choral ol Thirty. Fun lor All: All far Fan. (Final Porrormanoe Friday Nile.) fcaoier burlesque Review wade its local appearance the special 1 tion pictures of the Orplieum Travel ' Orchestra Program JUL. TH1ELE, Director. I. March "Thai Body Guard".., Melneckt 'i. Selection "Tht Armj Chaplain" Milloeekn ' I. Melody "Tht Swan" ' .Salnt-Saene 4. Overture "Th Turk tn Italy" Roaaini ; . Valae "La Fauto dea Rosea" .' Berfer . Duet "La Papillott" Kroning (For Flotoend Clarinet) 7. Selection "Rlensi". . . . Warner . Patrol "Jolly Blka".. Frer ft. Paraphrase "Old Folks M Hone" Kretchmer JO. Rat "Reindeer" Lamb Henthaw Hotel T. I. O'BRIEN, Proprietor, Joe Keenan, Maaai or. SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1917 I te P. M. II to assist them in the many ensem bles. Today's matinee starts at 3. Beginning tomorrow there will he a ladies' matinee daily. Six pretty, vivacious Colonial Belles hold forth at the Empress this week for four days beginning today, featuring Ilettie Dcumm. prima donna, in a high-class musical olTer ina. "Days of '1776." The act is a .Sherman production and is a high-1 class ottering. Jlie florcnze Lnio have something new to olTvr in magic that has not yet been presented in Omaha. Ella Phant and V'ZI Koeto are just two- kids offering comedy, singing, talking and musical. Lew lloifnian. the talkative, jesting acro bat, completes the vaudeville side of the bill. In photoplays, Clara Kim ball Young in "Cainilie." The New Krug theater, opening to day matinee, with an entirely new company, presents "The Girl on the Border, with Miss Katliryn Dale as the girl. The construction of the play is masterful, and the suspense and interest is held to the end. Miss Kathryn Dale, playing the part of Dolores, is one of the very best lead ing ladies that this city lias ever had and is most ably supported by an ex cellent company. "The Girl on the Border" is produced under the per sonal direction of Dick Elliott. "The Girl on the Border" will run all week, with the usual matinees an Wednes day and Saturday. Two Tots to Hospital With Spinal Meningitis Otto Vadd, 6 years of age, 4935 Pacific street, has been sent to the Emergency hospital on account of cerebral spinal meningitis. Anna Johanek, also 6 years of age, living at 1411 South Fifteenth street, was sent to the hospital on Friday for similar reason. Louis Mann's Uniform The Bis Double Show VAUDEVILLE AND PHOTOPLAYS Today and Flrot Half COLONIAL BELLES "Days of 1776 De Luxe" Musical Melarifa FLORENZE DUO Something New in Magic ELLA PHANT AND MIZZ KEETO "Just Kids" in Comedy Act LEW HOFFMAN "The Talkative Juggler" Clara Kimball Young IN "CAM1LLE" Admission 20c and 10c When Louis Mann mounts the stage at the Orpheum as Richard Strauss, the German composer, in th; war time comedy, "Some Warrnrs," he wilt wear a uniform which has been loaned to him by one of his cast who dug it up in one o.- the trem-hes while fighting with the French army. Jne of the members of hi. company is R. Askam. Mr. Askant, who is of French extraction, recently re turned to America from France, where he had been fighting in the French army, and this is his first slage engagement since he came back. Mr. Askam was invalided ou' of the army after he had been wounded in Ihe battle of the Somme. During that long-fought engagement he took part in the capture of some of the ground held by the Germans, and one of his prized possessions is a Ger man uniform, which he found buried deep in one of the trenches that the Germans had considered bombproof. Shortly after he had been engaged for "Some Warriors" he was showing his war effects to Mr. Mann and, first of all, came the uniform. "By George," exclaimed tlu cele brated character actor, "that's just about my size." "If it is," replied Mr. Askam, "I'll li glad to let you wear it in vaude ville." o sooner said than ag.""ed upon, and it is this uniform that Mr. Mann will wear during his Orpheum en gagement. Although Mi. Asl.am has only re cently been in the French army, he plays the character of a Uhlan and two other men in the sketch who flay the roles of German soldiers, Harold Christie and Leslie Palmer, are Knglish. Hoth have been mem bers of the British army, but physi cal disability excused one and the other reached tin age limit and was discharged. Robbers Bind Des Moines Woman and Take Diamond: Des Moines, la., March 3. Fiv young men late yesterday masquei -ading as police officers gained ac mittance to the apartment of Mr. Isabel! C Merrill, bound and gagger her and escaped with diamonds am jewelry said to be worth $1,000, anC $34 in money. Other occupants of the apartments, hearing the disturb ance, notified the police, but the rob bers made good their escape in an automobile. Tuesday Morning Musical Club Presents Pablo Casals The World's Greatest 'Cellist, In Joint Recital with Susan Metcalfe-Caaali Soprano BRANDEIS THEATER 8:18 P. M., March 6th Prices Lower Floor, $1.50 Balcony, 80c and $1, MATINEE Daily, 2:15. EVERY NIGHT, 8:18 THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE TWICE DAILY, 2:15 and SilB Ph. Douglas 494. WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, MARCH 4 NEW KRUG GROSSMAN and WELSHMAN, Lessees GEO. B. WELSHMAN, Mtr. MATINEE, COMMENCING SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH KATHRYN DALE COMPANY "THE GIRL ON"fHE BORDER" Inutility dramatic. Rich In coatdy. Ri pUU in heart Intiratt. A play appealing to young and old. Mati. Sunday, Wodnwday, Saturday, 10a Evening. 10c, 25c, BOc 000 seate at 10c Clean, wholesome drama for all the family NEXT WEEK "LOST PARADISE MR. LOUIS MANN IN "SOME WARRIORS" A Satire in One Oct, by Clara Lipman and Samuel Shipman JOHN AND WINNIE K7NN1NGS "The Kill Kara kouple" WALLACE CALVIN Presenting Dextrous Deceptions, Including His Celebrated Com edy Egg Trick. ERNIE POTTS AND CO. An Original Combination Novelty. Joe Flossia MORRIS AND CAMPBELL "The Avl-ato-her" BURDELLA PATTERSON In a Series of Artistic Poses ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY Around the World With the Or pheum Circuit's Motion Pic ture Photographers. Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Barry Presenting "THE RUBE" By Jimmie Barry. Prices Gallery, 10c; Best Seats (except Saturday and Sunday, 25c. Nights, 10c, 25c, 50c and 75c. . J. C. WOOD AND COMPANY CLEANERS AND DYERS Moved to 1507 HARNEY STREET PHONE: DOUGLAS lata YOUR PATRONAGE WILL BE APPRECIATED BOYD SIX NIGHTS STARTING MATINEE TODAY THE- , VH,RDDECREEWx ' c .tar fu tm. .-Ir Is THE GRIPPING AND STARTLING DRAMr- FOR THE M WHAT WOULD Y0000FOR THI MAN YOU LOVED? WOULD YOU DO AS MUCH AS ARY8ALIARDDIDT Mats., today, Tuet., Wed., Thura., Sat. 25c Night 25c to 75c he wm I.. NEXT WEEK -Peg O' My Heart THIS WEEK Four Days Beginning Afternoon ' March 7 MATINEES: Wednesday and Saturday CHARLES DILLINGHAM Will Present Montgomery and Stone In The Greatest of All MUSICAL COMEDIES "Chin Chin" With the Original Company and Production. GOOD SEATS Still ObUtntbU on Elthor th Or chMtra Balcony er 2d Balcony Floor, lor ANY Parformanc. "Chin Chin" Chatter ThU it tbe original company, only two changes in this company aince it opened two years ago one man in dead and one of the young ladies faas appendicitis. Wo atill have good Heats at all prices, though a few malicious par sons hav spread the report that wa are aold out Omaha ia Included in tha only split week that this company haa or aver will play. Ran two years in three cities New York. Chicago and Boston. Company arrives by special train T a. m. Wednesday. . The Manager of the Brandeis re fused offera from speculators for the entire engagement. Omaha Is the only city that Mont ? ornery and Stone will play in either uwa or .Nebraska. "Chin Chin" opens Its second en gagement tn Chicago the Sunday night following the Omaha engage menu 72 stage hands required to work the show. Four 40-ft. and 14 20-ft. wagons required to haul the scenery and baggage. Prices Lower Boise, $3.00 1 Upper Boms, 2.50. 12 Rows Orchestra, $2.50; Balance, $2.00) Flrat 4 Rows First Balcony, $2.00; Next 4 Rows, SI .80 1 Last 4 Rows, 11,00 Second ajcojry, RESERVED, 7Bc and AOc. Next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday March 11-12-13-14 MATINEE WEDNESDAY ANDREAS DIPPEL For Years Director of th Metropolitan Opart House, Now York City, Preanta TH! y In Three Acts By Cherles Cuvillier English1 Adaptation by Harry B. Smith. English Lyrics by Robert B. Smith The Musical Success of Beauty, Fun and Fashion One Year in New York and Boston Fresh From Chicago and Conquests ia W?7 Cast of Unusual Excellence - Unrivalled Chorus of Bewitching Beauties M Jl and Special Orchestra '& or V Teflani'lt" Evening!, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Wednesday Matinee, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Second Balcony Reserved. SEAT SALE TOMORROW NEXT WEEK Thursday, Friday and Saturday March 15-16-17 Matinee Saturday Direct From 1 On Year of Breaking Records at the El tinge and Harris Theaters, N. Y., and Sis Months at the Cort Theater, Chicago. SELWYN & COMPANY Present "Fair and Warmer" by . Avery Hopwood (Author of "Seven Daya" and "Nobody's Widow.") The Farce with a Nation al Reputation for making Mirth and making Money When Selwyn Company prasent tha Avery Hopwood fare classic. "Fair and Warmer," at this thaater on March 15-U-17, it will ba in re sponse to tha largest advanoa demand lor Broadway sttecasa that has been made for a decade. .For "Fair and Warmer though It was advertised only by Ha audience during tha year of fta run at tbe Eltlnga and Harris Theaters. New York, had auofe large and such anthuslpstie ndieneea for Hi ballyheoere that He reputation was national before the and of Its first sU months. Mr. Hopwood'a three aeta of hilar ity, centering around two young mar rled flouplaa with time and money enough to take themselves seriously and temperament enough to make their performance dramatic, began It apectacular success on lta very first night, and navar ilaekened. The Harria Theater was aold out from tight to ten week la advance and there was .not a vacant seat at any performance till after .It passed it SOOth repetition. - Bclwvn A Comnanv sand "Fair and Warmer" ht with an ideal east. ana wttn tne same charming produc tion wnien contributed to tne perree tion of the Harria Thaater perform ances. Seat Sale Next Thursday