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fHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 7. 1918, 11 B - "' - . -m-jj ; tiPl ' fir vwa Comes True f - - Ancient Jest About the Ballet Girl and Her Grown-Up Daughter is Realized at Last Here A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER will .actually be seen together as dancing partners in the bal let of "The Wanderer" when it comes to Boyd's theater. This is not the dream of a press agent. ejttier. Furthermore, mother and daughter look so much alike that thej are- usual-. ly taken for twin sisters.- The avef 'ye person can scarcely tell which is the mother and which is the daughter. ,The dancers in this case are Mrs. Jenny Flamm and her daughter, Dorothy. ' Eighteen years ago Mrs. J"lamm was a ballet dancer in "Ben Hur." Her name then was Jenny Lewis, and she was one of the prefc tiest and most attractive dancers "of ithe ballet. The stage electricain of tne company was Jacob Mamm. We fell i,i love with the pretty ballet girl, and thty were married. For many years during the run of ''Ben Hur," Mrs. Flamm continued as a ballet girl. Meanwhile her daugh ter, D6rothy, had been growing into a splendid young womanhood. Last winter Mrs. Flamm was engaged as a dancer in the ballet of "The Wander er." She brought her daughter with Iter to rehearsals and Morris Gest admired her grace and beauty. When Dorothy expressed a desire to become a dancer also, Mr. Gest agreed to put 3:ex in the ballet. f ow in "The Wanderer" both mother and daughter are dancing, and by a peculiar chain of circumstances, they have to dance with each other as partners. ' Mrs. Flamm is 35 years of age and her daughter is 17. Mr. Flamm is now general electrician for one of the big producing companies of New York, and incidentally it may be a4.ded that this stage marriage has turned out to be a most happy one. "Oh Boy," with Joseph Stanley, is the attraction booked at the Boyd I theater this week, beginning Sunday, for four nights, ihe company ana production is coming to this city direct from a run of six months at the La Salle theater, Chicago. t Support ing Joseph Santley will be Laurence Wheat, Dorothy Maynard, James Bradbury, Hugh Cameron, Lillian B,nnard. Lenore Chippendale, Henry f T)irhti"!ti Innhin Harriman. Wil- ; j---r-.-- - ... . , . bert Dunn, Doris faithtull ana torty others. ''Oh Boy" has a book and lyrics y Guy Bojton and P. G. Wodehouse, with a musical score from Jerome, Kern. Among the song hits which Jiave preceded the attraction here are 'Till The Clouds Roll By," "The Old Fashioned Wife." "It's Nesting (Time in Flatbush," "Pals," "I Never Knew About You" and "Koo La Knv" nnrprns a I tyoung professor who elopes with the tlaugnter oi juage warier ana men brings down on his head the dis Jpleasure of his new wife, her mother (and father and his Quaker aunt when an actress, fleeing from the police, jjwhom in her youthful exuberance she (has assaulted, takes refuge in tht professor's rooms because his living jrooni is the only 6pen window in the birMing. By appearing in light blue pajamas she places the profess6r in a most compromising position, mak ing it almost impossible for him to get out of the tangle which has wov eixabout his innocent head. A mat inee will be given Wednesday. This great Biblical drama, "The Wanderer," which will be the attrac tion at Boyd's for one week beginning Sunday nightt April 14, is said to owe its great success largely to the fact that it appeals to the infrequent theatergoer. Its theme, which is that of the Prodigal Son, is widely knwn J and it is said that the spectacular beauty and dramatic interest of this greate' Jof all stage spectacles always attracts the constant playgoer. Con sidered purely as a spectacle, "The s cjtxold (owe) jg ivA iiy J! ? - - ' mm Wanclerer" must be" ranked among' the mighty achievements of modern stage craft, which, is what David Belasco, who directed its prqductidn, set out to make it. As a drama it is impres sive and interesting. ... . . ""The c'Sst includes such well known stars as Nance O'Neil, James O'Neill, Charles Dalton, Frederick Lewis. Olga Newton, Jean Robertson, Lionel Braham, Florence Auer, Sydney Her bert and more than one hundred others, besides a ballet of ninety, led by Franceska Karmenova, of Petro grad. A flock of sheep, goats, donk eys and dogs participate in the first act, which reveals the oastoral home of the prodigal in the hills of Judea, The second act represents a gilded house of pleasure in Jerusalem where tne poraigai wastes nis' substance in riotous living. The third act returns him to his home. Lucille Cavanagh, nfcently featured dancing star with the Ziegfeld Follies, will appear at the Orpheum this week as the stellar attraction. In her pres ent offering Miss Cavanagh is sup ported by Frank Hurst and Ted Doner, the latter an eccentric dancer, and the former ranking high' among step and posture dancers. Music and Ivrics of the little production are by Charles McCarron. Ruth Budd, "the girl with the smile," who will be fea tured this week, is an aerialist whose work has won distinction for grace and special expertness. A neat laugh ing novelty, "The Belle of Bingville," is to be presented by Fred Whitfield and Marie Ireland, assisted by Lew Murdock. "Love Thy Neighbor," or "Altruism," is an effective one-act play originally produced by the Washing ton Square players in New York, and is presented with a company of 10 people. In the way of dancing, com edy and a skating feature, Barry and Layton offer something new this sea son. Arnold and Taylor will be seen to advantage in the skit, "Put Out," writ ten for them by Blanche Merrill. Dif ficult feats of jugglery will be accom plished by Selma Braatz, a comely young woman who has developed re markable dexterity. Maneuvers of French artillery will be shown in the motion pictures of the Orpheum Travel Weekly. Inhabitants of Lap land also will be seen in the films. This season the much talked of vaudeville scenic eveVt has been Henri de Vries' "Submarine F. 7," from A. Moreux and J. Perard's "L'Hiron delle," adapted by James MacQueen. The scene depicts the middle compart ment of a United States subsea fight ing machine, complete in every detail from the staff atop the conning tower to the floor of the main deck below. The sepctator is shown in this much talked of scenic creation a replica of a fighting submarine, a scene of unusual interest and one of the most spectac ular ever promised here. Don Clark, who staged the "Great Star and Garter" show for the season of 1917-1918, which is the current week's bill at the Gayety theater, used to stage modern drama as well. On one occasion he was obliged to give a small part to a super and in Clark's own words here is what happened: "He was such a superior super and simulated the emotions of surprise, horror, contempt and gentle interest so admirably while the stars were speaking that we gave him four words to speak in the second production of the season. They were very impor tant words; in the middle of the third act he was to rush on the stage and cry, "The queen has swooned.' The eventful minute arrived and the su perior super, primed and proud of his part, rusher! onto the stage. 'The swoon has queened,' he shouted excit- cuiy. . roar oi laugmer shook inc tiicater, but with wonderful effort the superior super regained himself. 'I mean,' he sh6uted, 'the swoon has cooned.' Again there was a roar and the walls trembled. 'Come on, you idiot,' I muttered in a hoarse whisper that you could hear a block away, but the ambitious super retused to sur render. In a high pitched voice he creamed: 'The coon has sweened,' and proudly made his exit." Today's nirtmee at the Gayety starts at 3, Starting today the program at the Empress is headed by one of Menlo Moore's biggest girl revues entitled "Little Miss Up-to-Date." The cast consists of Jack Edwards, Ray O'Neill, Earl B. Miller and their six little Misses Up-to-Date. There are four scenes. Jack Lamey and Viola Pearson present a skit of character, "Just for Fun." Jack Dresser in his "Funiosities" has a peculiar way of entertaining. Double Sims, an extraor dinary artist, completes the bill. For the last half of the week the head liner will be Knight.-Benson and Hol loway in a comedy talking and singing skjl, entitled "?20 Invested. De i-or est Brothers and Falke, "the minstrel boys, who otfer a minstrel act; Gar nejla duo, who present a singing and talking number, and the three Alexis, a trio of athletes, who bill themselves "novelty equilibrists." v The interest in the most popular girl in Omaha contest, being conduct ed by the Brandeis Hippodrome, is creating a great deal of friendly rival ry amongst the many popular young women who have been chosen by their friends as contestants. For the first half of this week the bill win be headed by one of the greatest animal acts on the vaudeville stage, "Wilson's lions." Another feature attraction will be the comedy satire on "Potash & Perlmutter,' 'styled "A Shattered Idol," by Sam Liebert and company. Yetter brothers, young and clever, present the "Gym Kings," introducing the man who wrestles with himself. Leroy and Mabel Hart, a duo full of artistic vocal offerings of the quality that pleases. Last but not least is Lew Huff, "the Nutty Hatter," who juggles hats while he injects a line of comedy talk into his work that proves a scream. The sensational serial, "The House of Hate," in which Pearl White and Antonio Moreno are featured, close the bill. Judge Witt Decide Soon on Omaha Indian Land' Case Final arguments on the case involv ing allotments of 80 acres of land to Omaha Indians, living in Thurston county, are being heard before Fed eral Judge Woodrough, who will hand down a decision soon. Land valued at nearly $SOO,000 is involved. Eighty-three Indian minors each seeks to obtain 80 acre? of land in the Omaha reservation in Thurston county. ', : John L. Webster of Omaha and W. E.- Whitcomb of Winnebago rep resent the claimants, and ""Howard Saxton, assistant United States attor ney, assisted by O. C. Anderson of West Point, represent the United States. Elect Delegates to Attend National Stock Convention At the regular meeting of the stock exchange Friday afternoon the fol lowing men were elected delegates to attend the National Live Stock Ex change convention in New York, May 16, 17 and 18: W. B. Tagg, president of both the Omaha Live Stock ex change and National Live Stock ex change; Frank Anderson, Will Hi Wood, A. E. Rogers, R. M. Laverty, F. G. Kellogg, John Fitz Roberts, Oscar Allen. "Alternates: W. T. Cox, John Harvey, jr.; David Rosenstock, James Burn, R. L. Reynolds,. C. A. Mallory and W. F. Denney. ' i r Schwazschild Returned; To Face Forgery Charge Detective Sergeant Jolly returned from New York Saturday morning with Max Schwazschild, Chicago, who is wapted here to answer charges of forgery. I Schwazschild was arrested in New York upon advice from police officials here. He admitted forging a check for $100 on the Castle hotel recently. He is a salesman. His home is m cu; ; Dancing Wipes Out Hate F more people took to dancing ere would be less hate ami more kindness in this world. I Dancing tends to develop the humane j qualities in us. It brings the best in j us to the surface and supresses our ! baser ideas." So savs Lucille Cava- nagh, tne beautiful uafiseuse, a competent example of her own preachment. "Dancing is, the most wonderful thing in the world," said Miss Cava nagh enthusiastically. "It is the keynote to happiness, and happiness is the keynote to everything that is worth while. If I had my way about it I would have everybody dancing, old and young alike. "There are some who never could learn not if they practiced 10 hours a day for a thousand years. Real dancers are born, of course. And they can quickly be told apart from I the made dancers, lhere is an iindescrible something that distin ' guishes the real artist. But even real ' artists have to practice continually. Boys Wanted for America's New . Merchant Marine Service lily Awtocliited Prru.) New York, April 6. America has created merchant shipping within the last three years to the extent which would not have been developed throughout a quarter of a century had not Germany's submarine warfare de stroyed tonnage in quantities so vast as to create a crisis in the world's maritime situation. The building or cargo ships which wjll restore the American flag to the seven seas is today only in its in fancy, an the preparing of young men to take their places as sailors and officers on these vessels, and on those which are to come, is the prob lem which the United States shipping board has agreed to solve through a sea training bureau established by the recruiting service. The work of this sea training bu reau was actually put under way on January 1. Beginning April 1, it will graduate into the nation's merchant marine about 50 boys daily. Seventy five boys were transformed from farm hands, store clerks and others of ci vilian character into sailors during a period of training which terminated February 26 the first group of 50,000, which the shipping board plans to place in active service. This national system of turning landlubbers into seamen is in operation for the first time in America's history. The United States shipping board is not basing its system of training on war conditions. Millions of tons of new shipping will go into commis sion under the American flag during the next two years, and the cry "Man the new ships" must be answered by thousands of American boys who lived far from the sea coasts.i accord ing to Eugene E. Q'Donnell, tne ship ping board's supervisor of sea train ing. New England boys, including many runaways, first responded to this call because the national headquarters of the sea training bureau was estab lished at Boston, The age limits were then 17 and 27 years. Later they were changed to 21 and 30 years. The United States shipping board chartered from the Eastern Steam Every at2:15. Prices, 10c-50c VJeek Similug Sunday, April 7 IVIIITFIELD-IRELAIID & CO. In a Rustic Blend of Song, Dance and Mirth, Entitled "The Bell of Bingville." BARRY & LAYTON The All Round Boys SELMA BRAATZ 4 The Renowned Lady Juggler It Is Now Squarely Up to You to Conquer Or Be Conquered. The Duty of Every American Is to Fight or Support Our Fighting Men. Invest in Liberty Bonds. Re member Germany Collects Indemnities From Those Conquered. There is not, or never was, a dancer who wa perfect. Always there is room for improvement and there is no limit to that but age." Miss Cavanagh told of the long but never weary hours spent in front of a mirror where every inovment of the dance is carefully studied; of hour after hour rehearsing with her parents until every step becomes so automa tic that there is no danger of a slip up or mistake in execution. "Until one knows all the phases of the dance in detail," she said, "as well as just exactly how thejpartner does them there is no hope ot performing well. The various steps must be memorized until they have become a part of you so that when dancing you never have to stop to think of what's coming next. And after; all, everything depends on how much of your heart you put into your prac ticing. Some tne said some time ago that genius is capacity for taking infinite pains.' And that holds good in dancing as it does in everything else." ship company last December the steamer Calvin Austin, formerly in ana Atlantic ports tanner norm. Subsequently a 'sister ship, the Governor Dingley, was taken into the service. The Meade, once an army transport, may become the next unit of this fleet; and announcement is made that, with the establishment of a training station at San Frfancisco, the Princeton, a United States gun boat, will be taken over. As the system expands, other ships will be chartered for service along the Pacific coast, and there will be ves sels for the Gulf coast. Life on board one of these training ships combines instruction and play. At 6 a. m. the 600 boys at present on the Calvin Austin arise and tidy their rooms. Breakfast and general work takes up their time until 9:30, when discipline and instruction begin. Fire i drill, seamanship, boat drill, knot making and general work occupy the afternoon hours until supper. In the evening the boy,s have recreation cards, dominoes, moving pictures, shower baths, singing, sometimes shore leave. At 9 o'clock the recruits turn in. The boys receive better food, it may be stated, than they may expect to receive on many of the merchantmen on which they will serve in later years. It is ample and nutritious. The Hoover program is observed by the chefs. At Boston, Stanton H. King has THE TUESDAY MUSICAL CLUB Pretentt Frieda Hempel Leading Soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company BOYD THEATER THURSDAY EVE., APRIL 11 At 8:15 o'Clock PRICES 50c TO $2 Public Sale of Seat April 10th MARTIN BECK V With FRANK HURST and TED DONER In a Kaleidoscope of Dance, Color and Song Music and Lyrics by Charles McCarron rui in The Gjrl With the only war job of its kind. King is orticial chantie man of the navy merchant marine. At the weekly entertainment which the recruits enjoy ashore at Boston, they are instructed by King in the ballads of the seas. Although a majority of the recruits will serve on steamers, some will ship on sailing vessels: chantie singing is considered to be valuable for both classes of men, as it insures teamwork when a crew is pulling on ropes. "Blow the Man Down." which came from the Atlantic sailing packet ships of old, and "Shenandoah" are among the favorites with these re cruits. While the recruit's job is a volun teer one, he "signs articles" lor the duration of t he w.ir, agreeing to serve under the United States shipping, hoard. If he is of draft age, he is automatically exempt from military services. The government places him on a ship, when he has com pleted his training in some position which he has preferred or for which he has shown particular aptitude seaman, fireman, coaler, oiler, water tender, cook or steward. Six weeks of training on the vessels of the Calvin Austin type qualifies him for service pn a merchantman, with his legal status assured. EXHiBIJ OF PAINTINGS By - Alfred Philippe Roll (Celebrated French Artiit) March 31 to April 13 At Masonic Temple Bldg., 1DTH AND DOUGLAS -STS. Sunday, 2 to 0 P. M. Dally 10 A. M. to 9 P. M. Admission 10 Cents Omaha Society of Fine Arts w P in n 1 Sl&M r 3 op ecuy brtT9rt Rcvwdraufr n n 'Av J I J I m r J L - SAO) a m a a Original cast and production direct STARTING SUNDAY, Positively the World's Largest Attraction on Tour WILLIAM ELLIOTT, F. RAY COMSTOCK AND MORRIS CEST PRESENT THE WANDERER . Greatett All-Star Caat In Hlatory of American Stage. 200 IN COMPANY 90 IN BALLET 120 REAL LIVE SHEEP Mail Order Now. This la NOT a Motion Picture. Nights, SOc to $2.00 Popular Matin Wednesday, $1.00. Phone Doug; 494. SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE Presents "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" ("ALTRUISM") By Benjamin F. 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TK Z COMSTOCK - nLlOTTC roenms m m princes THEATRE - N.y. MU51GU WITH IP from aix months' run in Chicago APRIL 14 Matin W and Sat. THE BIGGEST DRAMATIC SPECTACLE ON EARTH 1 STAGED BY DAVID BELASCO Every Night at 8:15. Prices, 10c-75c 1 i