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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1921)
6 B THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1P21. Memories Are Revived in Good Old"Erminie9 rllAT the Dkky-Birdt My and oni Mem once' it me style in wiikh the p!ay bill of "Erminie" calls the attentiou ol tlie audience to an interesting Uk of disinter tnent undertaken in the second act of the Union operetta by Francis Wilton, De Won Hopper and their atociatet in the revival, "what the Dicky-Birdt, Say" is, 1 no theater- scer with a memory tor xrminie needt to be told, part of the original text and tcore of the operetta a long devised to meet the tastes ol a day when no comedian in operetta dared to lace the public without i tonic ion a and a nrver failing enter prise in keeping the verses themed with the first page news in the daily papers. Mot of the topic songs of the 80s and early 90 were built on easy, obvious frameworks usually, a line, the catch line; a second line, rhymed with the firt, and then repetition of the catch line; then three rhymed lines, and again the catch line. The librettist or adapter of an operetta generally undertook the task of pro viding down-to-the-miiiute verges for t lie comedians, charging $6 a verse apart from the fee or royalty (aid by the management for the play itself. Some comedians rolled their own verses from day to day, and the late Richard Mansfield, when play ing Koko in "The Mikado," added ' topical verses every night to Gil bert's famous song, "I've Got a -Little List." and also, helped out th singer of the title role with newsy erses for "My Object AH Sublime." It is not generally known, by the way, that Mansfield, when in oper etta, invaded the field of the com poser, also, and that the pattering accompaniment to the major gen- eral s famous song in the first act of "The Pirates of Penzance" is Mansfield's work, and not Sir Ar thur Sullivan's. Mansfield "created" the role of major general in a minor Kifglish town in an emergency cre ated by the desire to obtain simul taneous British and American copy right on the work in a day when the United States was sadly lacking in laws for the protection of what is called in the state's "literary and in tellectual property." Sullivan had not worked out a tune for the dazz ling verses of Gilbert, and Mansfield, a trained musician and for a time in his career, a professional pianist, furnished one in time for the pre miere. Sullivan liked it so well that lie retained it, although he orches trated it in his own Mendelssohnian fashion. Alt 'Mm? theaters Wars in Ermine 2?TtJott 7opper However, few comedians in oper etta or out of it were so versatile as Richard Mansfield. As to the "Dicky-Birds" song in "Ermine," its form was more ambitious than tnat or most iodic amies, anu m. Wilson's task in obtaining fresh verses was, therefore, none too easy; we had not in those days developed -a school of witty song writers. Marc Connelly, "a taste of whose quality as a writer of comedy we had last spring in "Dulcy," has furnished fresh stanzas for the song in this revival. As the "business" of the song is now arranged, Mr. Hooper breaks m on a rhvme from the wings with a la ment that he did not revive "Wang," so that he might again sing the well remembered 4'An Elephant on His Hands." Mr. Wilson begs his co star to help himself; and Hopper re sponds with the rhythmic refrain of Cheever Goodwin's once-popular lyric. Then comes "memories" of other songs in the halls of light opera "Joseph, James and John," which Madge Lessing and Mr. Wilson used to sing and dance in "The Monks of Malabar," "The Omniscient Ostrich," another Cheever Goodwin triumph, from "The Merry Monarch;" "Baby! Baby!" from "Wang." and "A Lit tle Peach in the Orchard Grew," verses by Eugene! Field set to music by Hubbard Smith. Field wrote the verses for his "colyum" in Chicago one evening when, he afterward explained, he was "hard up to fill the space," and then proceeded to forget all about them, as is the wont of men who write day after day for the papers. But the verses, reprinted here and there in "exchanges," caught the fancy of three or four composers, who saw in them a text for some thing effective in the way of "close' harmonizations" for male or mixed quartet. By this process they reached the stage: Corinne, then 'a popular star, is recalled as, perhaps, the first to use a setting of "A Little Peach" in the theater. Tim Murphy; then a mimic in the variety theaters, gave to the verses a considerable circula tion by reciting them in the manner of Sir Henry Irving, then the target for every mimic and "impersonator" on the American stage. "Of course," Murphy would say to.the audience, it is doubtful it Air. Irving ever heard of the verses; but I'm sure Cm ORPHEUM, Rosamond wmfeside that, if he tried to recite them, he would do so this way." - While playinj in Washington, D. C, in "Ermine," the late Marie Jansen and Mr. Wilson were asked to pass judgment on a setting of "A Little Pech," by Hubbard Smith, a government employe, who was of local note as an amateur musician. The two players liked the setting so well that they asked for the right to use it, and, about a year later, put it into a "weak spot" (i. e., a place where the librettist had failed to provide fun) in the third act of "Nadjy." Although the locale was Hungary and Chas saigne's music fairly dripped Mag yar coloring, the public paid no heed to the anachronism, and took A Little Peach" to its collective heart. So popular, indeed, was the ditty and its incidental dance (Miss Jansen and Mr. Wilson were In those days the best dancers in operetta) that it was interpolated in Mr. Wilson s first starring vehicle, "The Oolab," and was frequently used as an encore piece m other operettas in' which the two took part. For a time, in deed, "A Little Peach" wasli to Wil son what "Casey" has for gener ation or more been to Hopper. An outcome of this success! lul and popular footlighting of Field'i vers es was that the Chicago pot t and wit and Mr. Wilson became, .jwanri friends, and the latter's library1 con tains autographed copies of at the Field collections. ' It may be added here that, the song used by Miss Rosanj jpnd Whiteside as Javotte in the first act cf this revival of "Ermine," "0 lie, Mama!" is older than the opera, tta itself. Sidna Rosenfield; who iW many years held a virtual monopol y of the work of adapting continents ' libretti for tlje American stage, t, wrote the song for the use of Missj Jansen in "The Beggar Student," ai work by Carl Milloecker, in which) first Mr. Wilson and then Mr. Hojj-V per won early honors as General 01- iendorf, a comic opera prototype of V any one of 10 or more of the Prus sian officers who won unenviable repute in the world war. This song, too, has been outfitted by Mr. Con' nelly with 1921 verses. Messers. wuson ana Hopper in "Erminie" will be on view at the Brandeis theater for three nights, beginning November 14. Couple Married Twice to Satisfy Bride's Mother Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 5. Floyd Fancctt, 21, and Miss Marian Hal lock, 18, of this city, were married one recent afternoon. Mrs. Hallock, mother of Marian, objected, but, be coming reconciled and apparently doubtful of the first ceremony, de manded that another marriage ser vice be performed. This was con formed to the same evening, thus satisfying all concerned. What the Theaters Offer T HAT ntsrel sf perpetual drawing patter, "Ths 01,4 ( raradiee," Rich ard Walton Tully'e "The Bird of raradiaa." la aaala due for Ha annual volt at th HraHdeia theater fur aa weee commenting tonight. Initrul la Ha presentation thta aaaaoa, la lha appearance of Ann Reader, a re cent Tolly 'find' who haa b-en animated wlln Ilia colorful rola or t.uaaa, lha Mile Hawaiian princeaa, who allee Header will appaar vary reliable company of naw playera which' In.ludra Herbert t'harlee, Frederick rorreeter. fcUlen Mahar, Joeeph floblaon. Roee Wataon, rrank U loolay. Jemee K. Appal Baa, Haba Uardan, Douglas Coagrove and the nailva qainteUe f newanea emgert ana players. THE dlallngu rranria Wil In ihalr r ulahad ata'e of liaht apart. II... I I - W.I, 11-... migration to lha alaaa at what la. In all raapacta. lha mat popular romlo opara avr aaan In tha Unltrd Stataa, "Krmlnla," will ba lha attraction at lha Rraadala Ihaatar. for lha flrat Ihraa daya of not week, Novambcr It, II and I Thai Maaara. Wllann and Moppar will ba anan aa lha tu tUlavaa. t'adaaui and Ra,vannra, hardly naada to ba aaplalnad. alr. Wllaon orlnlnatod tha rola of. t'a. daux on -lha Amarlrao alaaa. and h mill, of tha charaotar vhat Jaffaraon mada of Hip. what Warflnld haa inula of tna oia JHuaia Maatar, what Mlaa Mauia Aoama . naa maaa or . rntar fan. Mr, Hoppor aa Ravannea will ba naw la Omaha; but It aaania aafa to aaaart that tlioaa who know Ihla varaatlla comrdlaa era movad by lha aipactatloo of hla ba tnr no laaa aurca(ul In tha rola of lha wtll-polaad and uury-lovln( anoundral than ha haa bran In "Want," "HI I'apl- tan." "Tha Mikado." and 'Tha Battor UIa.' a, hv a ROPSON In a naw comasy ma, 'It I'ayi to timlla," adaptaa by Bthrl Walla Mumford from Nina Wllrox Putnam a atorlaa. publlahad In tha Saturday Kvanlnr Poat. will ba lha attrac tion at tha Brandala theater for Thanka KlvlnaT waak, alartlna Hunday, Novam- bar zo. "It laa to rtmua," givaa Mlaa Robaon ft quaint comady part, tha brat ah haa had alnoa "Aunt Mary," and all wilt lova tha daar awaat character of Freedom Talbot an arlatocrat of Boatnn. Maaa., whoaa blua-blooded anceatora hava laft much nama and pride, but lima money, and her antranca Into the bual- neaa world, la ao pathetically humoroua that Mlaa Robaon feela aafa in (uarantre ln her hoat of local frlenda an afternoon, or avenloc, of real enjoyment. a I HP HE I hart A XVm BAT." by Mary Roberta nine- hart and Avery Hopwood, which Waienhala Kemper will preaent at tha Brandela theater on December l, 2 and S, la maklnc ona of tha moat apee- lacular toura or tha country ever acnievea hv a. nlav. Waaenhata & Kemper nave aparea notninv 10 make mie lour vi iua Bat" a triumph. It la proaucea in apien- dld fashion and tha caat la a notable one. Including aa It doea, Lizzie Evans, Wil liam L. Thorn, Lucille Morrla, Josephine Mora. Joseph M. Hollaky, Arthur Hufhea, Edward Pawlev. Paul Huber. George A. Wllaon and Bernard Thornton. T,HR atellar act of th new vaudeville Xanow wniciw upeiia nil ifivi, today is to be the Billy Do.n Re vue, a minstrel organisation headed by the black-faced fun-maker, Billy Dos. Corinne, a dainty dansueae, la to appear In a new act, "Coquettish Fancies," In "OMAHA'S F-UN CENTER" Good Kea'v'd Seat 50e Mat. and Nit Today ,k. Di.k,i.i aMatanr tn "Peek-a-Boo." JEAM J... la lira" "H.s.5t BEDINI'S VHi r BUttttsa TTnnmial anaemblMe of clever artists and a bouquet of pretty slrls eiqulrttely gowned. Billions of bub bles In "Nianara In Action.", Beauty Cnorus of Snuwly Ciiddlera ,ir , Ladles' Tickets, 15C-3UC every ne ay 40th and Hamiltoa HAMILTON ROBERT WARWICK IN "Jack Straw" Rube Band Nov. 8th De Luxe Academy Onp. Fontenelle Hotel ADMISSION 40c Special Attractions Audito rium usa and fits band Sunday, November 27th matinee and night - Brilliant Musical Burluk Twice Daily WAELELK Mat. Today Final Performance Friday Nile YOUR EYES Will isarkle and eratetollv thank van far this oeaortunlty to witness this suocenor to "r-Msa-Boo," which ias Purposely Booked for Teachers' Week DSDINI pro ten l r ONLY MUSICAL SHOW IN TOWN BEAUTY CHORUS OF SNUGGLY CUDDLERS NymphsgBubbles-; Most torgeous- resplendent oollctl dallaht hOLLItS. FANCIES FOOLERY WITH UNSEEMINC END HAM'T WAIT F0, your neigh- UUI1 I If HI I BOR TO TELL, VOU show this is Beat Hint to It! Grand Holiday Matinee Armistice Day Friday, Nov. 11 NOTE REDUCED PRICES HES'V'D fm OTHERS SEAT " I la' AT 2Sa. ANY NITE Wa 75, t a, U4lss Tickets. 15c and 30a Every Week D Baby Carrlaae Garaaa la the Lebey GOOD TAWirUT -1 J kMSAr MATS. WED. 1 1 UlllUn 1 aUU All TT CCIV AND SAT. ' ETenings, 50c to $2 Saturday Mat., 50c to $1.50 BARGAIN MATINEE WEDNESDAY, 50c, 75c, $1 Richard Walton Tullv E VI Wmim. rrcienu the r aicmating Komanco m ) " ' 1 s m fe-T wmiANN READER anoNew cast, -a jmAjn TME. POl 9ll lvt rACT AS TO Inb WHT IHI St vNSATIONAL SUCCESS HAS SWAYED M A 4 pA Dai Amusement LoTert to Tears i 1 lv I Humanity- to Ponder and Reflect f . " m People Hare Paid Admission to see this Richard! 'Walton Tully'a American Masterpiece Than Any Play Erer Prodi ced Within the Same Period. , It haa aucce ided because it ia tha moat fascinating play of all time becauso ita faacinatia U appeala to tha romantic ima inatioo that throbs within all mankind ita, glamour and charm rich color and pulsating motion combined wi4 all new electrical equipment and perfection in production, makes this "t, (awaiian Master Drama" MORE ALLURING THAN EVER Its Big C Srion Note Has Been Heard Around the World THE ONL1 1 AMERICAN PLAY EVER PRESENTED IN , EVERY MODERN LANGUAGE !?Sfa"JSra MONDAY, NOV. 14 AY ' ' Most MATINEE WEDNESDAY asso -,iation ot- trie two FamouV Sbr tn Comedy tlie World o( DfW Comedy l(.P 3 3 The Thrillc'r iPTwo Qsinefbioriat OmjcTioit-of OEOROI VCTYLER Co WllilAM FARNUM Nights, BOe to $2.50 Wed. Ms,, SOc to S2.0O Add 10 for War Taa SEATS T OMORROW, 10 A. M. r Different LEDOUX'S Amusement Place Not a Dance Hall HE EMPRESS GARDEN is one of Omaha's larg et amusement enterprises. It looks like a Paris Garden Cafe- fi zee Boule vard. An outdoor Flower Garden, combining: ffc ycenic Prome nade, dance pavilion, a cabaret, light lunch ca fe and soda fountain service, all under one roof. Ju3t the p lace for the business and professional ' man and his family t 9 enjoy an You cn bring- the children. Open every night. A ccommoda- HARRY WHIlE, JWgT. evening. tion for 1,500 jruests. Mon. Night Coco Cola Bollling Co., and Satin Ice Cream Or. V. Party and Dance K alch aha la ani4 by M. a lllmlr and Marrx Walaa. r.ru.al l'u,llla. 'Tha 'l aranilais Caniurir Cumadian," w I eftar a aariaa of timely iiirieiue om4 awtss of bla cn wrlllug Valanlllia and It'll ara to offer a novelty a.-t hia lhay call "The fyralluie Keutovara." AWKALT of Wsudarful ateulo af. faia, faalutea autal In ary da. talL, a c-aat of aaaalleuro and lha "Cuddle I'p" horua af to baauuaa, to make lha coming wetf at it.e (iayaly one of aparlal Inlaraet lo Iboaa who da. ntand tha beat In burleauue. aa "fuddle t'p'' la ronalderad ona of lha aaaaun'a leading attrarunue. Tha ''at auniains Arthur rasa, Tad lleala, (laorga Mn..r, Nat Morlan, Ban ha Halinunie. Jane May, Yvatto vjulnn and Romania and I'lunh all, and tha eure of praiiy girla who make lha "i.'udille Up" ihutue a U-llhl and Joy forever. Today's inatinv alaria at I o'clock. WOT. I, rem her appaai grea'' and memhered In Omaha fnr aaraiKia lit "I'h Third I 'a. d In "Tha Clod,'1 Sarah Padden comae to the Orrtbeum tbla k to eharc h'adllua hanura with Wilbur alack, who la lo appaar In hla lalrat of fering. Tha best wurk of Mlaa ra1dro r.aa baan dona In rbererter rolna. Hha la now preaentlng "harwolllan. a ma-a t play , by af. H. Uroppr. Uratuatlo Intanaliy, ! wllh a vain of comedy, ara lha eleinania of bar new play. Mr, ttark'a nw offar. Ing, "Two Is Company." la a lllllo imu alral comedy cunialnlng the etory of a country club flirtation. A hiah-flaae dan. a offering la to pa cnninnutmi ny iuin rterl, aaalaied by till Snulrea and William MeLeod. Musla and lyrics ror tha ai't war written by la David, t.'lauda tlold en. card expert, will offer una nf lha ahow'a most affeollva aula, lie baa Jut raiuraad ta An, an. a afiar niiaiir,ln( a'kr aailona whs l.ia aaioniahmg nak, Aa attMiaing akil mailed ''Lusha Caiad Muk .i..1loe ' la lo ba viaaanlad ay n.uiae Malta and Italia llewlay. Art Hamr and I -a a Maeta who appear la fca.orla Supplied." I,a,a a dlvatllng pi,e of ata,taiiiinant. Sunsa and brlahl dialngue daielua) an amualng ,laa. A ver. aatila spatially will ba lite offaru.g af Uaibella. A skillful aia.-k-v.Ue paifurtn ante la rung.,ua ta the a.'t. rinra asam taa railtaui ,,m !.-. Aaaopa Kahiaa all ba artaanad. a l. a lha I elite Weakly einl luolta bf l Urn I ta. Nlneireii vor rent uf (lie M4K4 earners in Mjailnirtts sr now out cf eiiipluyiiirnt. Normally about 8 fr rent sre unrnipluycil. frnmbnesst igaaaae f wCm ia- aW n iftia (ft NEW SHOW TODAY irtLLY DOSS REVUE Praaenting Billy Dosa and Hla Minstrel Organization. CORRINE A CO. Offering "Coquettish Fancies" ERNEST DUP1LLE "Timely Wllticisma and Songs of Hla Own Writing." VALENTINE A BELL. Tha Furniture Removere." Photoplay Feature) "THE JOURNEY'S END." I Week Starting Sunday, November 6 M.tinss Esory Day, 2ilS Every Nlfht, 0il5 SARAH PADDEN And Company In tha "CHARWOMAN" By M. H. Cropper Staged by Harry Morvil WILBUR MACK & CO. Including Else) Roaa la TWO IS COMPANY" CEO. WATTS & BELLE HAWLEY In Laugha Coated With Melodlea Return After Five Succeaslul Years Abroad CLAUDZ GOLDEN "PREMIER CARD EXPERT" HENRY at MOORE "Escorta Supplied" la a BARBETTE Versatile Specialty "Tha East Finds a Naw Dancer from tie West" BETH BERI Aaaisled by Gil Squires and William McLeod Topics of tha Day J Aeeop's Fables Path News Matlnaa ISc to S0c soma at 75 c and $1 Sat. and Sun. Nighta ISc la Sl.OO; aama 1JS Saturday and Sunday. ratrena ray u. a. war l ax. Picture Shown at 11:30, 1:00, 4:15, 5:45, and 10 p. m. nn fg)io) uvulrlM Also Our Double Show Program of Many Features. PRESENTS Masterpiece Hugo Damns "Tl Jena's mum IVyndham Standing with distinguished support. .- " '' Dramatic Thunderbolt That Has Electrified All America The Greatest Achievement of Cinema Art Picture Without A Single Saolbtitle Yqu will sit spellbound during the unfolding of this mighty story of deep, underlying human emotions, right up to its amazing climax. . MISS IT AND BE SORRY SEE IT AND BE GLAD 44 - A SIGH OR TWO A CRY OR TWO A SMILE OR TWO AND TEARS WHAT THE CRITICS SAY Yhe New York Morning Telegraph Says: Journey's End" i a masterpiece, no matter which angle it is viewed. There is not a si: subtitle in itand yet the action is crystal clear. It can be listed as a photo-dramatic triumph all concerned. 'The from ingle JK K a(M